http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...ship-value

Former West Virginia football player Shawne Alston sued the NCAA and five major conferences Wednesday, saying they violated antitrust laws by agreeing to cap the value of an athletic scholarship at less than the actual cost of attending school.

"Athletes are often a few thousand dollars short for the typical expenses of a student. These costs include money for gas, food, and other necessities. While players scrimp, coaches and universities most certainly do not. The average salary for major college football coaches is over $2 million, with some coaches earning over $7 million."

Alston had to take out a $5,500 loan to cover the difference between his scholarship and actual costs of attendance, the lawsuit said. It said if a free market existed in major-college football, cost of attendance, and possibly more, would be included in a scholarship.

The lawsuit asks that the NCAA and the five conferences discontinue the practice of not including the actual cost of attendance in scholarships. It also asks for members of the class to receive damages in the amount of the difference between the value of their scholarships and their actual costs of attendance.

Alston graduated in 3 yrs. Did he expect WVU to cover him for the 4th year? What about the fact
that playing at WVU enabled (apprenticed) him to be drafted into NFL? Isn't there economic
value to Alston for showcaseing him? Hey Alton,,why not run the 40 in your High School gym?
Everybodys a victim...

Probably need Rath or bearcatlawjd to chime in. I think they are going after anti trust collusion stuff.
All universities capping schollys at X limit. Alston is now working on a graduate degree somewhere.

(03-06-2014 04:51 PM)BearcatBeta Wrote:  Alston graduated in 3 yrs. Did he expect WVU to cover him for the 4th year? What about the fact
that playing at WVU enabled (apprenticed) him to be drafted into NFL? Isn't there economic
value to Alston for showcaseing him? Hey Alton,,why not run the 40 in your High School gym?
Everybodys a victim...

Seems to me the real beef should be with the NFL. WVU isn't forcing him to be there and the scholarship offer "is what it is".

If you look at it as a 3 year forced apprenticeship, IMO the NFL is the one blocking entry and forcing that delayed/apprenticeship path.