Kelly Conley

Should college athletes be employees of their universities?

I spent sophomore year working 12 hours a week in the dining hall. I got a W-2, workers comp coverage, mandatory breaks, and a cap on my hours during finals week. My roommate was a backup linebacker putting in 40-plus hours a week between practice, film, workouts, and travel. He got none of that. Same university, same campus, and the kid generating millions have fewer labor protections than the kid serving chicken tenders. I think about that every time someone says employment would 'change the nature' of college sports. The nature already changed. Employment would just give the players the same deal the university already gives its fry cooks.

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