The Exploitation of College Athletes | Tim Nevius | TEDxDayton

In 40 out of 50 states, the highest paid public employee is now a college football or basketball coach. College sports is a $15 billion dollar a year entertainment industry built through the exploitation of the talent and health of the athletes - disproportionately African American males - who are barred from sharing in the wealth their work generates. Tim shares his insider’s view of this, having been both a college athlete and a compliance investigator with the NCAA. Listen as he explains why the reality of a “free college education” is not quite the benefit promised to thousands of athletes and their families each year, and identifies some common sense reforms that need to be made in order to reduce the inequities within the system of college athletics. Timothy Nevius is a sports attorney and former NCAA investigator. While at the NCAA, Tim led investigations into top athletic programs for violations of NCAA rules. Thereafter, he switched sides and helped initiate a landmark class action against the NCAA to challenge athlete compensation restrictions. Since then he established a one-of-a-kind sports law practice representing college athletes, and founded the College Athlete Advocacy Initiative at the Urban Justice Center in New York City. Tim graduated from the University of Dayton, where he played college baseball. He also graduated first in his law school class from the University of Dayton and earned an LL.M. with honors from Columbia Law School. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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Universities in America are public but are run like businesses. It says a lot about the government haha

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Soccer too ?

[@stevecarey4740]

Not one what ever exploited. They got a free education, let them exploit me please.

[@DGS2605]

My brother in Christ, nothing is free. Student athletes receive their scholarships in exchange for their services in their respective sports.

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@@DGS2605 which mean they don’t need a paycheck on top of it either

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@@stevecarey4740 Then why are you calling it a "free" education?

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It is no question that for decades universities have been exploiting their athletes (especially African Americans) and benefiting financially from this exploitation. When high dollar amounts are involved, conflict can arise especially when it comes to what takes higher priority when it comes to health and safety versus wins. College sports is a way for athletes to attend university and get an education as well as get to play the sport they are passionate about. It has become more complex, as light comes out on the issues these athletes have to face on a regular basis. To Tim’s point, rules and entities tasked with preventing exploitation have rather provided and profited from it. The question that comes to my mind is the health and safety (both current and long term) worth it for this current college athlete experience? They are putting their lives on the line weekly with nothing to fall back on for the university to which they represent. For what? The opportunity to play or make it to the pros. What if they are one of the athletes who gets injured, can’t return to play or even worse has a life altering and debilitating injury that affects the trajectory of their life? Until the universities can do a better job at ensuring the health and safety of their athletes, I think the best thing right now is to compensate them and that is already underway of the past couple of years. College athletes can accept endorsements and sponsorships from brands. In my opinion, they deserve to have these opportunities and I have heard many touching stories about athletes able to send money home to help their struggling families, start nonprofits, and set themselves up financially just in case they don’t get to the pro level or if they happen to get seriously injured and can no longer play.

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[@sandy78]

There was a point in time that a 4 year degree had value in itself.

[@khalidsyoung]

It does. But how does one survive while getting it. While giving 60 hours a week to the program. Or one who supports his family but can’t in collage. Why can’t a kid get paid for his own likeness that Does nit get one dollar from the school but for his own likeness.

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[@Skipbo000]

I thought it was to protect the intregrity of the game? Money is the ultimate motivator. You don't want one kid getting paid to play well and another kid not getting paid to play well. Still, not paying football players, student loans given freely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Since when were colleges supposed to be fortune 500 companies??

[@hermonymusofsparta]

It has nothing to do with the integrity of the game. That's just the BS the NCAA sells you so they can continue to rob young players of the due reward of their work.

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This guy is wrong. He needs to go away. Anybody that stands upright and talks with authority can make up anything and half the people will believe it. College athletes get a full scholarship, free food and free board. That is all they should get unless they go pro.

[@baileymadison9019]

So the college can make billions off of students who are too poor to go anywhere else? I have a full ride for academics and I get more money to go to school and live off of than an athlete that makes the university billions.

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@@baileymadison9019 yes. The university can make money off of a sport. Let the kids earn it.

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@@user-iv5wy6dn9p They do earn it! Student athletes don’t need to be payed millions, but a few thousand to live off of and save is not an unreasonable ask. Especially considering that universities do the same for a lot of students with full rides such as myself.

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You sound exactly like someone who has never played D1 NCAA. Never toiled. Never sacrificed their body for free. I have an ankle injury that haunts me for the rest of my life. Was it worth it? I didn't mention CTE or my chronic pain. Can you even comprehend that? Of course not.

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@@gayealisir5661 I did do D1 track. Did it for love of the competition. You would entitled and like you always want to be the victim.