A number of college football players, including quarterback Vad Lee and several others from Georgia Tech, lent their support to a protest against the way NCAA treats its student-athletes yesterday. The Jackets’ players involved wore “APU” on their wristbands and towels during a nationally televised 28-20 victory over North Carolina as a way to call attention to high profile issues such as financial compensation and treatment of concussons. Five Georgia offensive linemen and Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter also took part in the protest during other nationally televised games.
- Unity among college athletes and fans from different campuses seeking NCAA reform.
- Support for the players who joined concussion lawsuits against the NCAA, which could force the NCAA to finally take meaningful steps to minimize brain trauma in contact sports and provide resources for current and former players suffering with brain injuries.”
- Support for the players who stepped up in the O’Bannon v. NCAA, EA Sports lawsuit regarding the use of players images/likeliness, which could unlock billions of dollars in resources for current, future and former players.”
- Standing behind individual players being harmed by NCAA rules.
Dick Weiss is a sportswriter and columnist who has covered college football and college and professional basketball for the Philadelphia Daily News and the New York Daily News. He has received the Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and is a member of the national Sportswriters Hall of Fame. He has also co-written several books with Rick Pitino, John Calipari, Dick Vitale and authored a tribute book on Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.
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