I’m probably preaching to the choir, but here are two reads worthy of your attention on paying college athletes (Get the title? See how I worked it in there? Yep. (Get how this is a reference to the other day at Bua? Shut up, Ben, you weren’t there.))
I strongly, strongly, strongly recommend this first one from The Atlantic.
This second one from The Times takes a bold stab at outlining possible reform measures.