On November 17, 2002 the University of Alabama was charged with public infractions. In other words, they were charged with paying the athletes under the table. The NCAA charged the University previously in 1995, but this time they were finally said that, “the violations involved the provision or offer of significant benefits to enrolled or prospective student-athletes or their high-school coaches by university coaches or representatives of the university's athletic interests (Yeager 1).” In this case, if the athletes were paid this rule would have not been broken. If the NCAA would allow the University to set up a programs for the athletes to earn extra money athletes would not have a reason to accept any outside money. A program similar to work study could be created for the athletes. During the athlete’s off season the coaches could arrange a simple minimum wage job that would not take up all of the athlete’s time, because an athlete has to maintain his/ her grades. This solution is being brought up in Nebraska, because the governor is suggesting a bill that, “calls for all football players -- the 85 on scholarship, as well as the 100 or so walk-ons -- to be paid the federal minimum wage ($5.15 an hour) for approximately 728 hours per year, which works out to an average of 14 hours per player. Over a year, the stipend works out to $3,749 a player, and a total cost to the Nebraska program of $751,000. The money would be on top of the value of the players' current scholarships (Farrey 1).” This is only an example because certain programs do not make an estimated $16 m

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