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... Current NCAA regulations prohibit all student-athletes from receiving any payment for their services, whether it be checks, gifts or even a part-time job during the season. ... The reason I am against it is, because of the $80,000 education, room and board that is provided to so many scholarship athletes while the athletically challenged must still find a way to balance studies, part-time jobs and the family loans that it takes to just get by. ... Athletes are required to commit long hours to their sport in return for a scholarship. Under current and archaic rules, athletes who get full scholarships receive room, board, books, tuition and fees. ... But for athletes to receive the same treatment is a major NCAA violation. ... Athletes can work only during major school vacation, mainly summer. ... Although unfortunate, the fact that most high-school prospects go to college just to make it to the pros is unavoidable.
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