CBS Dennis Dodd: Gophers Chris Hawthorne part of SAAC, wants seat at table

[BleedGopher]

per Dodd:

Members of the NCAA's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee clearly want a seat at the table in discussing the new amateurism model. CBSSports.com spoke to SAAC members Chris Conley (Georgia football) and Chris Hawthorne (Minnesota football). Both were strident about direct involvement by athletes.

They're part of the free labor pool. They're the ones putting their bodies on the line. Maybe that's the next logical step: players having a voice in how much they should be paid.

After this whirlwind week, the concept doesn't seem that outrageous.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ng-players-but-how-much-say-will-players-have

Go Gophers!!

 

[Coolew01]

Pay them what an average student earns a year and then make them pay tuition. I would guess they would end up a little worse off.