The debate as to whether or not college athletes are entitled to some form of compensation relates to privatization because it is literally a result of privatization. Just as the word suggests, the reason schools have the choice not pay their athletes is because they are just that, private. Don't get me wrong. Rutgers does not pay its athletes, and it is not a private school. However, when we look at the broader definition of privatization, we realize that most schools are in it for the money (even if they are technically not-for-profit). Therefore, it is simply not a sound business decision for schools to pay athletes if they do not have to. As more and more schools choose to privatize, they have more and more control over their fate and less authority to answer to. Student athlete compensation has never been allowed since the birth of the NCAA and will likely never happen if the trend of privatization increases.
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