College athletes set to be paid directly by schools

[R1Letterman]

Why don't they apply DEI to athletics? Wouldn't that be interesting?

Found out that in 2012 that 5 pct of student athletes were black female.... in 2021 that number ballooned to a whopping 5 pct, oh wait...err was still just 5 pct.

[CajunVic]

They arent following title 9 now: (and took 50 years to claim they care by starting softball allegedly for that reason)

Generally, Divisions II and III have more equitable spending on men's and women's athletics programs than Division I. Compared with the 23% difference in total expenses between programs in Division I, Divisions II and III both have an 8% spending difference. Over the past five years, this gap has increased by 3 percentage points in Division I and 1 percentage point in Division II, while remaining the same in Division III.

this looks like you made it all up

[Turbine]

A goal now is to find a way to institute spending caps.

[R1Letterman]

this looks like you made it all up

An alleged increased focus on title 9 led to a greater disparity, just like a concerted pro vaxx campaign led to more infections, geaux figure.

[Duckster]

In this new environment its a large concern ticket prices will be raised to offset these inflationary expenses. Other offsets should include study of swapping out some current expensive sports for less expensive sports to meet Title IX compliance. Read where Missouri St. will be adding acrobatics, stunts, and tumbling to offset adding more football scholarships. Not saying we need those instead of what we already have in place. But what's less expensive to operate? Universities are forced to spend a fortune on travel and support of all these extra sports teams. Just does nothing to advance football, basketball, softball, baseball, track & field. This entire new professional college sports structure is changing this into a more hardcore business environment. Unattractive choices lie ahead.

[R1Letterman]

Women's Crew has the most scholarships at 20.
Not sure the expenses if you have to bring your own boats to meets but likely no minimum amount of events you have to be in as no conference

[R1Letterman]

Also good exercise, not sure why softball "walkons" couldnt be on crew scholarships and work out with crew in offseason

[HoustonCajun]

In this new environment its a large concern ticket prices will be raised to offset these inflationary expenses. Other offsets should include study of swapping out some current expensive sports for less expensive sports to meet Title IX compliance. Read where Missouri St. will be adding acrobatics, stunts, and tumbling to offset adding more football scholarships. Not saying we need those instead of what we already have in place. But what's less expensive to operate? Universities are forced to spend a fortune on travel and support of all these extra sports teams. Just does nothing to advance football, basketball, softball, baseball, track & field. This entire new professional college sports structure is changing this into a more hardcore business environment. Unattractive choices lie ahead.

If athletes are going to be paid by the university, they should not be exempt from taxes. In fact, all benefits should then be taxed as income, salary + scholarship, ie tuition, room & board, travel, etc. Athletes want to be paid and act as professionals, then treat them as professionals. They get all the perks, now time to pay up like the rest of us.

[Esqueleto]

If athletes are going to be paid by the university, they should not be exempt from taxes. In fact, all benefits should then be taxed as income, salary + scholarship, ie tuition, room & board, travel, etc. Athletes want to be paid and act as professionals, then treat them as professionals. They get all the perks, now time to pay up like the rest of us.

100% agree!

[CajunVic]

there is already not enough money to compete here and you want to reduce it to give money to govt

I thought logic and reason here was at the bottom

It’s truly at the bottom of the barrel

[R1Letterman]

100% agree!

They already were supposed to have been paying taxes.....on a portion..... ncaa failed again.

What about Athletic Scholarships? An athletic scholarship is like any other scholarship, in that amounts used to pay for tuition and textbooks are tax-free. Amounts used to pay for room and board and other non-qualified expenses, however, are taxable.May 10, 2019
https://www.savingforcollege.com › ...
Are Scholarships Taxable? - Saving for College

[R1Letterman]

And they only received tax savings if they were "degree-seekimg" candidates.... can these transfers with only one season left and not enough time to sit for last 30 hours in residence as stipulated by most degree criteria really claim that?

Is an athletic scholarship considered earned income?
Scholarships that pay for qualified educational expenses at qualified educational institutions generally don't count as taxable income. Scholarships are tax-free only if the student is a degree-seeking candidate, attends a qualified educational institution, and the funds are used for qualified education expenses.Mar 28, 2024
https://turbotax.intuit.com › tax-tips
Taxes for Grads: Do Scholarships Count as Taxable Income? - TurboTax