Condoleezza Rice would like to make one thing clear: She thinks college athletes should be allowed to benefit financially from their personal brands. Two weeks ago in Indianapolis, the former secretary of state—presenting the findings of a college basketball reform commission she chaired—said that the sport’s core principles of amateurism should remain in place for now, effectively limiting players to tuition, room and board as compensation. Critics howled that Rice’s commission had failed to address the key problem in college...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 10, 2018 20:26 UTC