The Drake Group Expresses Opposition to Calif. Bill 252 To Pay College Athletes

Andrew Zimbalist, President of The Drake Group – the mostly academic organization striving to reform collegiate athletics, issued the following statement on California Assembly Bill 252, a proposal to pay college athletes: "While there are many elements in the California Assembly Bill 252 that concern us, there are a few that stand out as especially problematic. First, intercollegiate athletics is organized by division and conference, and, especially at the Division I level, it always invol