Miscellaneous
In this episode of “What’s up in sports,” host David Goldman discusses why it’s time for college athletes to be paid. According to Forbes, the NCAA currently makes over $11 billion dollars in annual revenue from college sports and the athletes see none of it (source below). Marquette University track athletes Derek Gross and Alec Miller share their opinions on the recent college basketball recruiting scandal and the overall setup of the NCAA. Additional links and sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcedelman/2014/01/30/21-reasons-why-student-athletes-are-employees-and-should-be-allowed-to-unionize/#2ecdc1828d05 https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/09/29/what-we-know-about-each-school-fbi-investigation https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2016/02/21/does-ncaa-exploit-student-athletes/OnIF5KDFbt6oYACJlBBsSP/story.html Music: www.bensound.com