ANALYSIS/OPINION:
College sports’ biggest scandal shouldn’t be the FBI’s current basketball probe.
It should revolve around the NCAA rulebook, a weapon of mass exploitation.
But don’t take my word for it. Consider Michigan hoops coach John Beilein’s comment after Saturday’s victory at Maryland, speaking about the need to educate players and their parents.
“When someone’s offering them something,” he told reporters, “whether it’s big or whether it’s small, they’ve got to say ‘No,’ to [even] a Coca-Cola if an agent’s talking to them.”
The NCAA is a multi-billion-dollar industry. Top schools exceed $100 million in revenue.