Guy Chamberlin
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Schools and conferences "can't" do this, because it would require unionizing or a collective bargaining agreement with the players, which would be the nail in the coffin for the idea/imagination/myth of amateurism.
It seems worse to have a situation where an 18 year old QB is making $1,000,000 while the linemen protecting him make zero, and the coaching staff occasionally has to make allowances for their NIL stars to attend photo shoots for their real employers. That's the complete opposite of the college football team ethic.
Given that amateurism is already out the door, a college football players union makes more sense and flattens out the dominance of certain Conferences.
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