WRD 112 Blog Matthew Kingkade

Implementation at UK Paying Players University of Kentucky athletics is independently funded by the revenue generated strictly by sports organizations. So, with the revenue they generate, a certain amount could be set aside as a "salary" or stipend for each student athlete. In order to prevent a violation of Title IX, each athlete, no matter the sport, would receive the same compensation. This amount would be determined by the UK athletics organization Opponents to paying the athletes often say that the money would come from students tuitions or taxpayers money, but since UK Athletics is an independently funded institution the athletes themselves would essentially be generating their own salaries.         2.  California House Bill  Kentucky features several flagship sports universities headlined by UK and U of L, so an implementation of a bill similar to that passed in California would be relevant. Lawmakers could use the bill passed i...

After finishing and discussing our rhetorical analyses all of but one of our stakeholders thinks that NCAA athletes should receive some form of compensation. A big problem that always comes into play with this seemingly simple solution is a violation of Title IX. Since this is a federal law it is a large obstacle when it comes to proposing plans regarding paying college athletes. However, there are ways to compensate athletes that would not violate this law. One solution we have discussed that could be a possible topic of our documentary would be allowing athletes to profit off of themselves. This means that they would be able to sell merchandise, autographs, or sign endorsement deals. This would give each college athlete their own choice as to if and how they decide to get paid. The goal of this documentary would be to find a simpler, easier solution than many that have already been proposed but failed to be implemented. A concern with this objective, however, may be finding the neces...