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Was Rollins Stallworth Right to Speak Out Against the NCAA?

Matt Vassar reacts to the controversial comments that Stanford WR Rollins Stallworth presented during the meeting of the Knight Commission. Matt talks about Stallworth's recommendation to allow athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness. And Matt also comments on the secret protest that Stallworth revealed happened this past summer, when two different team captains refused to attend summer workouts until the university righted a wrong. Matt covers recent protests by student athletes across the country, and argues that the exploitative environment that student athletes currently endure is untenable. Finally, he wraps up the show talking about Demetris Robertson's regretful decision to attend Cal.