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Revenue-sharing with major college football players seems 'inevitable.' How could it be done?
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FILE - Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, Thursday, July 27, 2023, in Indianapolis. When one of college football's the most famous and successful coaches makes a point of letting the world know he believes his players should, essentially, be paid, it gets a lot of attention. Harbaugh is not the only high-profile coach in the Big Ten to advocate publicly for revenue sharing with players. - photo by AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File
When one of college football's top coaches makes a point of letting the world know he believes his players should essentially be paid, it gets a lot of attention. “When student-athletes call it a game, corporate-types call it a business,” Michigan's Jim Harbaugh said not long after the season began. “When the student-athletes call it a business, the corporate-types call it a game.” Overhauling the collegiate sports model to allow athletes playing at the highest levels of college football to share in the billions television networks are paying conferences for the media rights to their games is an idea gaining traction.