UT To Give Athletes Direct Payment

[DeepGreen]

From the Austin-American Statesman

This should go well.

"The University of Texas athletic department will begin paying athletes directly a maximum-allowable total of $5,980 per academic year as a result of legislative changes tied a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the school announced.

Starting with the 2022 spring semester, all “eligible” athletes — those who are cleared for competition — will receive $2,990. The second payment of $2,990 will be made in the fall semester. These direct payments, legally deemed to be “additional financial assistance,” were made possible by recent NCAA and Big 12 rule changes that stem from the Alston v. NCAA decision reached by the Supreme Court in June.

This money is payable on top of the assistance athletes get in the form of an athletic scholarship, which covers tuition, books, room and board."

[MeanGreen22]

So basically legally getting paid what they were already getting on the low. Not a big deal. 

[greenjoe]

The University of Texas.  Doing less with more since 1887.  
 

 

Will “student-athletes” pay taxes on this money ?  It sounds like they are employees now.  Health care ?  Retirement ?  Worker’s comp ?  The ability to strike ?  Call in sick ?

Edited November 26, 2021 by greenjoe

[DentonLurker]

1 hour ago, greenjoe said:

Doing less with more since 1887.

Didn’t they win the Director’s Cup last year? I’d say that’s not doing less.

[Cr1028]

58 minutes ago, DentonLurker said:

Didn’t they win the Director’s Cup last year? I’d say that’s not doing less.

Ah yes, women’s rowing, every athletic department’s window to the world. Stanford won 27 years in a row prior to the Texas win, the director’s cup is essentially a contest of who can field the most sports and and be more competitive in 19 of them than your competition. Football didn’t even factor in to Texas’ win. Nice try but athletic departments are viewed through the window of football and men’s and women’s basketball. The periphery is just gravy.

Edited November 26, 2021 by Cr1028

[greenminer]

4 hours ago, MeanGreen22 said:

So basically legally getting paid what they were already getting on the low. Not a big deal. 

This is a legal opportunity to add more money to what they were already giving them on the low.