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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

OPINION: Why NIL is actually a good thing for college athletes

Matthew Kiraly, Opinion Writer February 27, 2024

“This is a zillion dollar industry and these kids are getting nothing out of it. That needs to change.” Ever since I fell in love with sports when I was 10 years old, this was the general consensus...

Drew Taylor

March Madness: It’s crazy to not pay the athletes

Drew Taylor March 18, 2018

As a lover of college basketball, this month is probably my favorite month of the year. March Madness is here, and it’s as crazy as ever.From Loyola-Chicago’s buzzer-beater against Miami to Buffalo’s...

Opinion: College athletes should be paid

Ian Flickinger September 1, 2015

“Should college athletes get paid” is the Macklemore of conversational debates—incredibly annoying, entirely insignificant in the grand scheme of it all, yet so frequent in day-to-day conversation...

Opinion: Why college athletes should not be paid

Stephen Means II September 1, 2015

One of the biggest topics in college sports right now is whether or not student athletes should be compensated. The answer to that question is no.To be honest, athletes actually are paid. They just aren't...

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