Commentary: College sport amateurism is a tool of oppression
The NCAA’s principle of amateurism is the linchpin that perpetuates systemic racism through its policies and practices.
The NCAA’s principle of amateurism is the linchpin that perpetuates systemic racism through its policies and practices.
The individual who has perhaps benefited the most from the NCAA’s exploitation of amateurism is now calling out the institution for instability and inflexibility.
It’s ironic that on the same week of the event that generates 90 percent of the NCAA’s revenue, an anti-trust lawsuit was filed against it that cuts at the legs of the amateurism upon which the institution stands.