COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier agreed with an advocacy group’s report that college football and basketball players don’t get what they’re worth from their schools.
Spurrier was asked his opinion Tuesday on the study from a national college athletes’ advocacy group and a sports management professor.
The study calculated that if college sports shared their revenues the way pro sports do, the average Football Bowl Subdivision player would be worth $121,000 per year, while the average basketball player at that level would be worth $265,000.
Spurrier said at last spring’s Southeastern Conference meetings that 70 football players should be paid $300 a game with the money coming out of the coach’s pocket.
Spurrier said media revenues have recently increased dramatically, yet players’ scholarships don’t always cover all college costs.
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