Friends University Banks v National Collegiate Athletic Association Discussion

Banks v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

Please review Case 4.1 (Banks v. National Collegiate Athletic Association) and answer the following prompts using complete sentences:

• What was the purpose of the NCAA eligibility rules?
• The court stated, "The involvement of professional sports agents in NCAA football would turn amateur intercollegiate athletics into a sham . . . "  What was the reasoning behind this statement?

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