College Sports Faces a Reckoning Over Athletes’ Compensation

College Sports Faces a Reckoning Over Athletes’ Compensation
Trey Kaufman-Renn of the Purdue Boilermakers shoots the game-winning shot against the Texas Longhorns in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on March 26, 2026. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Trey Kaufman-Renn of the Purdue Boilermakers shoots the game-winning shot against the Texas Longhorns in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on March 26, 2026. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
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College athletics have undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years, particularly when it comes to how student-athletes can benefit financially from their performance on the field.

During a March 26 hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, former basketball player Collis Temple Jr. urged lawmakers to rethink how success is defined for college athletes. He argued that achievement should not be measured solely by reaching the professional sports level.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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