Unchecked: Why the Term "Student-Athlete" Doesn't Really Cut It

"Student-Athlete" is a phrase that denotes the person's time is spent learning and then competing.

With a group of players from the Pac-12 threatening to skip the college football season if a list of demands are not met and some from the SEC expressing concerns about safety, the structure of the NCAA and college sports has again come under fire.

NEW: Multiple Pac-12 athletes spoke to SI about opting out of the football season if their voices aren’t heard.

“We’re not your entertainment, we’re human beings.”

“This is bigger than our individual selves. This is for all future college athletes.”https://t.co/q7L7K6v4KZ

— Rohan Nadkarni (@RohanNadkarni) August 2, 2020

Sports Illustrated Host Robin Lundberg explains that the push for the college football season in the pandemic shows once and for all players are more than just student athletes.

For more NCAA coverage:

• Why A Large Group of Pac-12 Players Are Prepared to Sit Out the Football Season

• Study: NCAA ‘Robs Predominantly Black Athletes’ of Opportunity to Build Generational Wealth

• Explosive Weekend Raises Doubts About Whether the NCAA Can (and Should) Survive