Here in the south, there's a lot of talk now of not requiring college athletes to be actual students, but rather the Universities would create degree programs in the sports that the athletes play, essentially allowing college athletes to get a degree in football, basketball, baseball, etc. The curriculum would be set by the athletic department, essentially exempting the players from any of the other academic requirements of the University. The thing that they're battling with is whether this curriculum would be mandatory to play sports or whether athletes could opt to be regular students, which would place them at a serious competitive disadvantage. It just keeps getting worse, and if you don't believe it's possible, let me ask whether 10 years ago you could have imagined legitimately paying a QB 1-2 million dollars to play at your school.
