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From the Archives: The Case for Tweaking, Not Abolishing, the NCAA's Amateurism Rules
In the wake of the spectacular meltdown of the NCAA's investigation of Miami, some commentators are seeing a nail and returning to their favorite hammer: Abolishing amateurism. In 2011, amid another investigation that eventually collapsed, we made the case for altering the system instead of doing away with it
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February 23, 2011
Amateurism and the NCAA: How to Fix It
Agentgate doesn't mean we should scrap amateurism altogether. Here's how we fix it.
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February 22, 2011
Amateurism and the NCAA: Why It Matters
There are reasons why the NCAA has rules to set up amateurism. Here are some of them.
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February 21, 2011
Amateurism and the NCAA: Why Not Pay Players?
In the wake of the Cam Newton controversy and AgentGate, a number of people have talked about paying players "fair market value" for taking the field. This series will look at why they're wrong, why amateurism is important, and how to fix the problem