8A Solving the Problem

There is no real solution to the opportunities that I have listed. With the Fair Pay to Play Act, there will always be limitations and people who want to say otherwise. The people I have interviewed all had amazing point of views of the Act. At some point, they were all involved with college athletes and understand what it is like to receive no money and go to a institution that will cost them thousands.

In order for this act to go into effect properly, there will have to be some solutions to it. While sitting down and being able to talk to Robert, we came up with some solutions that will help the act if it does come into effect.

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• Equally disburse the sponsorships and endorsements between athletes
• Ex: jersey sales; if the university is making an estimated $500,000 in jersey sales per year, there needs to be a certain percentage that is going to go to the athletes and this includes EVERYONE! Including the third string quarterback.
• The act is only for Division I athletes so most athletes will be aiming for those certain schools in California. Try to break it up with Division II and III. The difference between each division is tremendous and will only get worse.
• There will have to be a bill in each state in order to allow the fairness in conferences to happen. If there is only certain states with this bill, the competition will not be evened out.
• Put the athletes through some type of financial planning. They would be receiving millions of dollars at 18 or 19 years old and will have to be educated on how to manage your money.
• Lastly, they would have to go to school for two years minimum. No more "one and done" rule. These athletes signed with the school and the sponsorships so they must have some type of education even if it means just an Associate's Degree. This will help the athlete secure a job after they are doing playing and not be standing in the dark.