Federal Judge Grants Class Action to 2 NCAA Lawsuits

[GatorGray]

The Jeffrey Kessler case is moving forward as a class-action lawsuit. A federal judge on Friday granted class-action status to two lawsuits, including Kessler's, that are challenging the NCAA's rules that limit the amount of compensation college athletes can receive.

The certification of the cases allows the lawsuit to move forward against the NCAA and conferences, who have been sued on behalf of Football Bowl Subdivision football players and Division I men's and women's basketball players. The certification places more pressure on the NCAA to potentially find a solution on how to compensate college athletes.

The plaintiffs in the case allege that the NCAA and its schools violate federal antitrust law by conspiring to impose a cap on the amount of money a school can provide a college athlete. Without the cap, the plaintiffs argue, schools would compete in recruiting players by offering more generous scholarships.

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[HardeeWildcatFan]

Here is the thing, colleges earn MILLIONS from the sports and from the players, the players need to be compensated and the NCAA needs to quit this "Non-Pro" and "Pro" thinking because kids who get drafted out of high school in baseball should also have the same equality in football.

 

[ZZ1059]

I say pay them the exact monies it cost for a scholarship.

Then make them pay for their education, training table, etc.....

Then if they suck we can fire them.

 

[Ghost of Spaceheater]

You guys just need to go ahead and accept that the ultimate result of this ongoing legislation is the ruling that colleges/NCAA cannot make money off an athlete's name/appearance/performance without compensating the athlete following good faith negotiation made at arm's length. It is going to happen. There's no avoiding it. When it occurs college athletics as we know them will end.