Good grief…
Via Red Alert:
Regardless if paying college athletes is actually a hot issue, the Washington Post is determined to make it one. And it’s all about race. Kevin Wallsten, Tatishe M. Nteta, and Lauren A. McCarthy — all professors — banded together to come up with “Racial prejudice is driving opposition to paying college athletes. Here’s the evidence.”
The piece presents the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) as “a tremendously lucrative business for everyone but the athletes.” It then refers to criticism from Jay Bilas, ESPN college basketball analyst who played for Duke, Taylor Branch of the Atlantic, and HBO late-night host John Oliver to say “many pundits argue that it’s exploitation to have players work for such paltry compensation…”
That “paltry compensation” is referenced, but in a flippant manner and with a scoff. It’s not enough and barely worth a mention to WaPo that, with added emphasis but original quotation marks, “most college athletes are “paid” with scholarships that cover only tuition, room, board, books and fees…