In this episode of Flesh & Bold, our hosts talk about college athletes. If you want me to play, you better pay! As March Madness ends, a time where many collegiate athletes are put on national display, our hosts discuss issues encountered on to the longstanding quandary around paying college athletes. Drs. Heard-Garris and Heard shed light on their own journeys as college athletes, the legal history of paying “student-athletes”, and what they think is on the horizon. They also discuss why it took so long for college athletes to get paid! SPOILER ALERT! Capitalism & Racism… surprise… surprise
References:
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/history-behind-debate-paying-ncaa-athletes/
https://www.si.com/college/2019/09/30/fair-pay-to-play-act-law-ncaa-california-pac-12
https://www.boston.com/sports/college-sports/2021/07/01/ncaa-paying-athletes-rules/
Wallsten, Nteta, T. M., McCarthy, L. A., & Tarsi, M. R. (2017). Prejudice or Principled Conservatism? Racial Resentment and White Opinion toward Paying College Athletes. Political Research Quarterly, 70(1), 209–222. https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912916685186
Allison, Knoester, C., & Ridpath, B. D. (2021). PUBLIC OPINIONS ABOUT PAYING COLLEGE ATHLETES AND ATHLETES PROTESTING DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM: A Focus on Race/Ethnicity and Political Identities. Du Bois Review, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742058X21000229
