Editing College football (section)

==Controversy==
College football is a controversial institution within American higher education, where the amount of money involved—what people will pay for the entertainment provided—is a corrupting factor within universities that they are usually ill-equipped to deal with.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salzberg |first=Steven |title=Football is corrupting America's universities: it needs to go |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2011/11/26/football-is-corrupting-americas-universities-it-needs-to-go/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=SCHALIN: Time for universities to punt football |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/1/time-for-universities-to-punt-football/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=The Washington Times |language=en-US}}</ref> According to William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the [[University System of Maryland|University of Maryland System]] and co-director of the [[Knight Commission|Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics]], "We've reached a point where big-time intercollegiate athletics is undermining the integrity of our institutions, diverting presidents and institutions from their main purpose."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pappano |first1=Laura |title=How Big-Time Sports Ate College Life |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/education/edlife/how-big-time-sports-ate-college-life.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/education/edlife/how-big-time-sports-ate-college-life.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited |work=The New York Times |date=20 January 2012 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Football coaches often make more than the presidents of the universities which employ them.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Newman |first1=Jonah |title=Coaches, Not Presidents, Top Public-College Pay List |url=https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/data/coaches-not-presidents-top-public-college-pay-list |work=Chronicle of Higher Education |date=16 May 2014 }}</ref> Athletes are alleged to receive preferential treatment both in academics and when they run afoul of the law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Errors in Inquiry on Rape Allegations Against FSU's Jameis Winston |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/16/sports/errors-in-inquiry-on-rape-allegations-against-fsu-jameis-winston.html |work=The New York Times |date=16 April 2014 }}</ref> Although in theory football is an extra-curricular activity engaged in as a sideline by students, it is widely believed to turn a substantial profit, from which the athletes receive no direct benefit. There has been serious discussion about making student-athletes university employees to allow them to be paid.<ref>Gregg Doyel, "Time to pay college football players – changing times, money says so", CBS Sports, September 25, 2013, http://www.cbssports.com/general/writer/gregg-doyel/23838595/its-time-pay-college-football-players----changing-times-money-say-so {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903081057/http://www.cbssports.com/general/writer/gregg-doyel/23838595/its-time-pay-college-football-players----changing-times-money-say-so |date=September 3, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilmore |first=Rod |date=2007-01-17 |title=Gilmore: Show the college athletes the money |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/columns/story?columnist=gilmore_rod&id=2733624 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Taylor |date=2011-09-07 |title=The Shame of College Sports |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/10/the-shame-of-college-sports/308643/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Strauss |first1=Ben |last2=Tracy |first2=Marc |title=N.C.A.A. Must Allow Colleges to Pay Athletes, Judge Rules |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/09/sports/federal-judge-rules-against-ncaa-in-obannon-case.html |work=The New York Times |date=2014-08-08 }}</ref> In reality, the majority of major collegiate football programs operated at a financial loss in 2014.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/sports/wp/2015/11/23/running-up-the-bills/ Playing in the Red]. ''Washington Post''. Retrieved January 9, 2017.</ref>

There had been discussions on changing rules that prohibited compensation for the use of a player's name, image, and likeness (NIL), but change did not start to come until the mid-2010s. This reform first took place in the NAIA, which initially allowed all student-athletes at its member schools to receive NIL compensation in 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.naia.org/membership/2020-21/files/NIL_FAQs_for_ASA.pdf |title=Name, Image and Likeness FAQs |publisher=National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics |date=September 14, 2020 |access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> and beginning in 2020 specifically allowed these individuals to reference their athletic participation in their endorsement deals.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.naia.org/general/2020-21/releases/NIL_Announcement |title=NAIA Passes Landmark Name, Image and Likeness Legislation |publisher=National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics |date=October 6, 2020 |access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref> The NCAA passed its own NIL reform, very similar to the NAIA's most recent reform, in July 2021, after its hand was forced by multiple states that had passed legislation allowing NIL compensation, most notably [[Fair Pay to Play Act|California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/30945653/social-media-stardom-how-changes-nil-benefit-athlete-influencers-ncaa |title=Social media stardom: How changes to NIL will benefit athlete-influencers across the NCAA |first=David M. |last=Hale |website=ESPN |date=March 8, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Dan |title=Let's make a deal: NCAA athletes cashing in on name, image and likeness |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/31738893/ncaa-athletes-cashing-name-image-likeness |website=ESPN |access-date=July 2, 2021 |date=July 1, 2021}}</ref>

On June 3 of 2021, "The NCAA's board of directors adopted a temporary rule change that opened the door for NIL activity, instructing schools to set their own policy for what should be allowed with minimal guidelines" (Murphy 2021). On July 1 of 2021, the new rules set in and student athletes could start signing endorsements using their name, image and likeness. "The NCAA has asked Congress for help in creating a federal NIL law. While several federal options have been proposed, it's becoming increasingly likely that state laws will start to go into effect before a nationwide change is made. There are 28 states with NIL laws already in place and multiple others that are actively pursuing legislation" (Murphy 2021).

[[Charlie Baker]] called for a ban on all college football betting (and betting on college sports in general) because of [[Proposition bet|prop bets]] for student athletes. With past scandals and threats to college athletes, Baker requested states with sports betting to adjust their regulations to remove these bet types. While some were quick to do so (including Louisiana, Colorado, Ohio), others rejected the notion and continued to offer sports betting the same way.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |title=E-News {{!}} NCAA President Charlie Baker urges state lawmakers across the country to ban prop bets on college athletes |url=https://enews.wvu.edu/articles/2024/04/04/ncaa-president-charlie-baker-urges-state-lawmakers-across-the-country-to-ban-prop-bets-on-college-athletes |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=enews.wvu.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-26 |title=States With College Football Props {{!}} What States Have CFB Props |url=https://www.collegefootballprops.com/states/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |language=en-US}}</ref>