Even students who weren't athletes agreed with the statement that the NCAA took advantage of student athletes.
Fair compensation of student-athletes is a topic that doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon, and with pressure mounting on the National Collegiate Athletic Association, college students agree that athletes could be getting a raw deal.
Senator Chris Murphy recently criticized the NCAA, the governing body for college athletics, for defrauding student athletes by giving them a chance at an education, but not holding them to high academic standards and allowing them to graduate with useless degrees. Of the students polled, 41 percent strongly agreed that the NCAA took advantage of student athletes and 43 percent somewhat agreed. In total, 84 percent of students found the NCAA's behavior exploitative.
Percentages varied based on gender, but only slightly. Non-binary students most strongly agreed at 93 percent, followed by male students at 86 percent and female students at 82 percent.Lawmakers at the state and federal level have also proposed bills allowing college athletes to profit from their name and likeness. Currently prohibited by the NCAA, as it would mean an end to the amateur athlete status that is required to participate in college sports.
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