Whether you think that college athletes should be allowed to get paid — I’m sorry, “profit off their name, image, and likeness” — the debate would be much, much, much healthier if it didn’t include nonsense like this:
Sen. Roger Wicker, an Ole Miss graduate: "If I had the money as a local businessman, I’d want to pay $100 to every member of the Ole Miss football team to tweet something out on my behalf. I wonder if that’s where we’re heading…”
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 1, 2020
So, here’s why this entire debate is ridiculous.