... culture has a tendency to blur the line between rights and privileges. Playing college football—or any collegiate sport for that matter—very clearly falls under the latter category.

The purpose of college is to educate. The fact that sports like football are peripherally contested is an added bonus to the educational experience.

College athletes devote thousands of hours to football during their four years. Their duties don’t allow them a chance to work on the side to earn spending money like many other students do.

But it’s not as if these kids are forced to play sports; it’s their right to choose whether or not they wish to participate. When they accept a full s...

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