OK, so major college athletes are going to basically be pros going forward, finally getting a share of the massive revenue that college sports (primarily football and men’s basketball) have generated for so many years.

What could possibly go wrong?

That depends. If you are an Olympic sport athlete, or you play at a mid-major or low-major school that doesn’t exactly reap those profits, or your sport is one that is suddenly on the chopping block thanks to the legally mandated commitments that were part of last week’s $2.85 billion settlement of the House v. NCAA lawsuit, there is no guarantee the gravy train will be stopping at your dorm.

The $2.85 billion, incidentally, is separate from the profit-sharing component. That’s the amount in damages that will go to past players, primarily foo

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