If college athletes become employees getting direct pay, the practical result is schools may start cutting sports that don't bring in money, so fewer regular students get a chance to play. That seems like a big downside, and I'm not sure paying athletes fixes more than it breaks.

Imagine a swimmer who mostly gets a partial scholarship, then the paycheck rules kick in and the athletic department drops swimming to fund it. My opponent's point about fairness is fair, I admit, but it's still my gut feeling that this gets messy.

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