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WOW! You really have a knack for stretching reality. The MAIN POINT IS THIS.....No football player has ever been forced to play at Miami. They accept the terms of the "athletic scholarship". Then, if the situation changes (like it has for Rousseau), they have the RIGHT to alter the agreement...

verb (used with object), co·erced, co·erc·ing. to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document. to bring about through the use of force or other forms of compulsion; exact: to coerce...

If they have families to care for that are suffering maybe they should be working somewhere rather than playing a sport. Charity begins at home!

It's not coercive labor because no football player has to accept the offer of a scholarship.....These kids are getting into the situation knowing full well how it works. It becomes complicated when outside influences (family, agents, etc) insert themselves into the equation. Unfortunately, in...

Like anything else. No one is being forced to accept an athletic scholarship. You are right, though, the NCAA runs a monopoly on college athletics. IF all that is important is PAY then I say drop the guise of amateur athletics, pay the players and house and feed them but DO NOT require they be...

Why do the players in college need to make a living wage? It's not a job. They're playing football (or other sports) and getting an education, with housing, meals, training, medical, etc. AND, they have the exposure to the NFL that they would never have gotten otherwise. The REAL solution is...