Pity the poor Professor who wants to flunk some million-dollar NIL-sponsored college athlete who is a no show for all classes and exams.The whole college sports industry in the US is a farce that corrupts education. Fortunately, the Supreme Court decision that forces the NCAA to allow college athletes to earn some dough will likely bring-down this whole tottering edifice.Up to now (pre-NIL) there was a stable equilibrium enforced by an exploitative set of rules—the college athlete would officially (if not always actually) be unpaid, while the college athlete would officially (if not always actually) be a regular class-attending, exam-taking student.Many college athletes (mostly black) at the wealthy D1 schools hated being unpaid, and hated being students, but they had no choice under extant NCAA rules, the effect of which was to funnel money to (mostly white) administrators and coaches.Post this Court decision, the better college athletes will have more options—in effect, more power. And they will use that power to negotiate exemptions from the rules requiring them to attend classes and take exams.Ideally, the players should be university employees like the coaches and administrators.

Pity the poor Professor who wants to flunk some million-dollar NIL-sponsored college athlete who is a no show for all classes and exams.The whole college sports industry in the US is a farce that corrupts education. Fortunately, the Supreme Court decision that forces the NCAA to allow college athletes to earn some dough will likely bring-down this whole tottering edifice.Up to now (pre-NIL) there was a stable equilibrium enforced by an exploitative set of rules—the college athlete would officially (if not always actually) be unpaid, while the college athlete would officially (if not always actually) be a regular class-attending, exam-taking student.Many college athletes (mostly black) at the wealthy D1 schools hated being unpaid, and hated being students, but they had no choice under extant NCAA rules, the effect of which was to funnel money to (mostly white) administrators and coaches.Post this Court decision, the better college athletes will have more options—in effect, more power. And they will use that power to negotiate exemptions from the rules requiring them to attend classes and take exams.Ideally, the players should be university employees like the coaches and administrators.

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