Blogpost #7: Summary of "Schooled-- The Price of College Sports"

In the documentary "Schooled -- The Price of College Sports" author Trevor Martin portrays how student athletes of the NCAA get exploited and not credited for their outstanding work. The colleges set up a lot of rules for the athletes in their contracts but they never really state the rules and clarify them to the athletes. As soon as your break a rule or law of the NCAA you get suspended or have your scholarship on hold to play the sport. After Taylor Branch spoke about how college athletes are amateur people. In reaction to Branch's speech former Navy Athletic Director Jack Lengyel approached branch and said "The student does not have consent. You can't have the animals run the zoo." What Jack is saying that you can't give freedom to the student because he thinks they will take advantage and overrule the school. They usually never give you a second chance after your break a rule, also you work so hard for the association and get no credit besides a pat on the back. I agree with the author and I think that the student athletes should be getting paid for their efforts in college sports with the addition of classes. Arian foster admitted he took money that he was offered when he was playing at Tennessee, "I'm a firm believer that an athlete should get paid for his work, And 100 percent I see student athletes as employees. Hiding from it is just cowardly." Within minutes Arain Foster was the headlines of the newspapers. This film opens the eyes of future college athletes, NCAA officials, and anyone who worked with athletes. College athletes ahold get treated better than they are now the athles should have a say in the rules. In conclusions Martin belief is that athletes should get treated better in the NCAA and should be credited.