We’ve discussed the idea of paying college athletes before and the idea is now picking up some bigger proponents. On Thursday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut (deep breath Syracuse Orange fans) released “Madness” the first in what he said will be a series of reports looking at the business of college sports.
Releasing this report as the NCAA Tournament reached the Sweet 16 was certainly smart in terms of publicity as the story quickly spread. Murphy added additional context to the document in a statement to NBC Sports saying
“Under the current system, students in big-time athletic programs are shortchanged on their education as the college sports machine demands more of their time and more pressure to win.