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Shawne Alston sues SEC, ACC, Big 10, Big 12, and PAC 12 + NCAA
Posted on 3/6/14 at 5:59 am
Posted on 3/6/14 at 5:59 am
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Former West Virginia football player Shawne Alston sued the NCAA and five major conferences Wednesday, saying they violated antitrust laws by agreeing to cap the value of an athletic scholarship at less than the actual cost of attending school.
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Alston, a running back for West Virginia from 2009-12, is the only named plaintiff. The lawsuit also seeks to represent all scholarship football players who have played since February 2010 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference.
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"The NCAA and Power Conference Defendants have studied and acknowledged that a so-called `full ride' scholarship does not cover the full cost of attending school," the lawsuit said. "Athletes are often a few thousand dollars short for the typical expenses of a student. These costs include money for gas, food, and other necessities. While players scrimp, coaches and universities most certainly do not. The average salary for major college football coaches is over $2 million, with some coaches earning over $7 million."
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The lawsuit asks that the NCAA and the five conferences discontinue the practice of not including the actual cost of attendance in scholarships. It also asks for members of the class to receive damages in the amount of the difference between the value of their scholarships and their actual costs of attendance.
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Posted on 3/6/14 at 6:13 am to tduecen
In some cases they get $200,000 worth of scholarships and he's bitching about not getting enough. Sheesh.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 6:22 am to tduecen
He thought he'd make it in the NFL and didn't. Now he needs money because he doesn't want to use his college degree to make money the old-fashioned way.
File a lawsuit.
Cross fingers.
Profit?
File a lawsuit.
Cross fingers.
Profit?
Posted on 3/6/14 at 9:19 am to tduecen
One of the biggest limits to scholarship money is the smaller programs. They can't afford to offer hundreds of free rides to kids as well as dorms practice facilities etc...
Posted on 3/6/14 at 8:03 pm to tduecen
He should sue his parents instead for giving him a girl's name.
Posted on 3/6/14 at 10:37 pm to tduecen
Most places give full-Pell grant and thats how they save schollys and give "full rides". Thats the gap he is talking about. They all get meal plans, what else does he want? He gets a place to live, food, free education, and facility use. Any additional stipend would cripple smaller budget schools (especially FCS)
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