College Sports in Chaos: Did Billion Dollar TV Contracts, or Teenagers, Kill Amateurism?
Wed Feb 04 2026
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the new era that has emerged in college sports with players getting paid, particularly in sports like men’s basketball where marginal professionals are already now flooding in seeking to reestablish eligibility. The guys also consider what brought about the fall of amateurism and the old order in the revenue sports like football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball, and how this change affects the nature of the competition in college sports and participants on a personal level.
What to know about Charles Bediako, more men's college basketball eligibility cases (ESPN)
Some Pro Basketball Players Get a “Do-Over” in College (Yahoo! Sports)
The NCAA and the Myth of Amateurism (NY Times)
Amari Bailey, with 10 games in NBA, seeks college eligibility (ESPN)
Miami linebacker Mohamed Toure plans to return for his eighth year in college football (Pro Football Talk)
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James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the new era that has emerged in college sports with players getting paid, particularly in sports like men’s basketball where marginal professionals are already now flooding in seeking to reestablish eligibility. The guys also consider what brought about the fall of amateurism and the old order in the revenue sports like football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball, and how this change affects the nature of the competition in college sports and participants on a personal level. What to know about Charles Bediako, more men's college basketball eligibility cases (ESPN) Some Pro Basketball Players Get a “Do-Over” in College (Yahoo! Sports) The NCAA and the Myth of Amateurism (NY Times) Amari Bailey, with 10 games in NBA, seeks college eligibility (ESPN) Miami linebacker Mohamed Toure plans to return for his eighth year in college football (Pro Football Talk)