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Dan Dakich uses Derek Willis’ tattoos to argue against NCAA paying players

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The former Indiana interim coach and current ESPN broadcaster believes that because college athletes like Derek Willis can afford tattoos, they don’t deserve any extra money as a student athlete.

Remember folks NCAA Basketball and Football players can’t afford to eat and are “broke”..those big tats free? pic.twitter.com/EoDY6MdFex

— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) September 10, 2017

One of Dakich’s biggest arguments in the past has been that a scholarship is the most valuable reward a basketball player can have, and anything beyond that is absolutely wrong.

Derek Willis responded with his side of the story, saying he saved up his financial aid money to help pay for his tattoos.