AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger compared playing college football to an unpaid internship and said he supports a bill expected to be introduced in Congress that would give athletes more opportunities to earn money.
In a series of tweets, the junior this week laid out the responsibilities that come with being a college athlete and the perceived inequities.
"Consider a full-time unpaid internship that requires 1-4 years of participation, with a minimum 40-hour work week.