TO THE EDITOR:
I offer the following as a reasonable solution to the corruption in college athletics.
All athletic scholarships can be terminated.
Professional football and basketball can develop minor leagues and farm teams, just like baseball has, instead of using vast amounts of public funds to train and winnow applicants for a tiny number of professional positions.
This creates more jobs for more athletes. Individuals can compete directly for free market jobs, up to the highest level.
People whose jobs are displaced from college athletics can work in the new professional jobs.
Individuals who qualify to be in a school and who are in that school can compete for the honor or fun of representing their school.
True fans of the college can continue to follow and enjoy their university teams.
Fans who truly are only interested in pulling for some team to win can have a choice of more local or regional professional teams to support.
