C-USA Commissioner: Concept of Paying Student Athletes of Major NCAA Sports Should be Explored

From Twackle.com:

Conference USA commissioner Britton Banowsky said today that the concept of paying student athletes of major NCAA sports should be explored.

"Universities justify spending tens of millions of dollars on coaches' compensation, with a seemingly insatiable appetite for more growth. At the same time, a small fraction of that amount is spent on all scholarships for all student-athletes," Banowsky said. "Unless the student-athletes in the revenue-producing sports get more of the pie, the model will eventually break down. It seems it is only a matter of time."

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