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A well-constructed and reasoned debunking of the mythology of amateurism in for-profit NCAA athleticsThe NCAA and the Exploitation of College Profit-Athletes provides a comprehensive historical, sociological, legal, financial, and managerial argument for the reclassification of profit-athletes as employees. The authors cut through the institutional doublespeak of approved benefits, cost-of-attendance stipends, or ""name, image, likeness"" (NIL) collectives and provide evidence that the NCAA's amateurism has been a collusive, exploitative, and racialized ""pay for play"" scheme that disproportionately affects Black profit-athletes. They offer a forward-thinking structure in which individual labor contracts, or a potential collective bargaining agreement, address profit-athlete compensation and working conditions.

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"Written at a time when the century-old NCAA model of athletes as unpaid amateurs is changing, this book provides extremely timely content, as well as an excellent historical perspective about the long history of the NCAA and its treatment of college athletes. --Ariana Baker, Coastal Carolina University ""The Southeastern Librarian"""

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Richard M. Southall is a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management, and director of the College Sports Research Institute. Mark S. Nagel is a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management. Ellen J. Staurowsky is professor, sports media, at the Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College. Richard T. Karcher is associate professor, health promotion and human performance, at Eastern Michigan University. Joel G. Maxcy is professor and department head of sport business at Drexel University.

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