The College Scandal

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happen because agents will do anything for money. They know that if their prospect makes it big, they will get a cut of the earnings. Marcus Camby is one of the many athletes to accept gifts from agents even though it is a complete violation of NCAA rules. Sports Illustrated staff writer Phil Taylor wrote an article entitled “Tangled Web” which is a story about Marcus Camby and his violation with the NCAA. “…John Loensbury, who estimated that he, gave Camby more than $40,000 in cash and gifts between December 1994 and March 1996” (67). Agents are always ready for a good fight; they do not give up easily when they want someone good. Once college athletes are bribed into getting gifts, all of a sudden the rules and the morality go away. All they tend to think about is how much they are going to get this week. College athletes tend to get into the mentality that as long as the money keeps coming; things are going to be all right. However, once they get caught, all of their ...

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college athletics are worth putting time, money, and effort into.
Stereotypes of college athletes have been around for a number of years. Some stereotypes are that college athletes do not have to work hard at anything and that they get something for nothing. Stereotypes like these are myths, but they often come true when the articles and stories start coming out about how athletes have accepted gifts from agents and coaches. Some gifts that have gotten around the NCAA are the jobs that the athletes have been given by their coaches. College athletes can have summer jobs, but the jobs must be legitimate. Two former Seminole players, who now play for the NFL, admitted to having been paid ...

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