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Ben Sasse: There are many people who have said for years, hey, these athletes are uncompensated, but in a true student athlete…

On the recordAugust 9, 2020
There are many people who have said for years, hey, these athletes are uncompensated, but in a true student athlete model, if sanity prevailed, the scholarship could be worth well more than half a million dollars over the course of four years or more in some situations.
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska

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Discussion on the compensation of student-athletes and the value of scholarships in college sports.

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