Today’s podcast dives into the bowels of the NCAA with Joe Nocera of The New York Times. Nocera’s book Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA details the history of the NCAA’s prohibition on players’ rights. Nocera talks to Matt about the price players pay and how it could potentially be fixed. To be more specific, here’s more of what was discussed:
— The origins of amateurism in the NCAA and the term “student-athlete.”
— How March Madness steers the ship for the NCAA.
— Wading through the legal ramifications if players could be paid by the school.