Hi Jack you are correct as usual. If they only had this option when I broke my wrist during cheerleading practice back in college. I was crushed for a while and felt like I let the whole team down but I was just fine and never once though about suing.
Wait a minute. So the university can’t pay their student athletes. The student athlete can’t take any money from anyone. Somehow it’s legal if the university pays for the student athlete’s loss-of-use premium. How is paying for something the student MAY use (insurance) different than paying for something the student WILL use (clothes, meals, etc.)?
To Agent: You are right on the money. So they (parents and child) have the choice…pay the $60k for insurance or take you chances on the injury. Allowing FSU to pay for this insurance is no different than granting use of cars, funding meals, “loaning” out clothing, etc. This is only one more step toward paying student athletes a salary while they are in school.
Setting the precedent for future lawsuits out the ying-yang.
Hi Jack you are correct as usual. If they only had this option when I broke my wrist during cheerleading practice back in college. I was crushed for a while and felt like I let the whole team down but I was just fine and never once though about suing.
Wait a minute. So the university can’t pay their student athletes. The student athlete can’t take any money from anyone. Somehow it’s legal if the university pays for the student athlete’s loss-of-use premium. How is paying for something the student MAY use (insurance) different than paying for something the student WILL use (clothes, meals, etc.)?
Looks like that’s about to change to Rosenblatt. Appears the “Big 5” conferences will be able to make some of their own rules including stipends.
To Agent: You are right on the money. So they (parents and child) have the choice…pay the $60k for insurance or take you chances on the injury. Allowing FSU to pay for this insurance is no different than granting use of cars, funding meals, “loaning” out clothing, etc. This is only one more step toward paying student athletes a salary while they are in school.