Free tuition to a major university? Free dorm room in the best part of campus? Free (expanded) meal plan? Free books and school supplies? Free tuitors at your disposal? Free gym membership? Free parking on campus? Paper Handshakes(with money in them) from shaddy boasters and alumni? Free health care? Try paying for a broken bone in college without a scholarship! Plus, they are the social elites on campus.
Best of all, if they turn out to be a bust, the university can't revoke their scholarships.
I wish someone had "exploited" me at the University of Maryland, instead of my un"exploited" behind paying off student loans for 10 years.
I truly feel sick about this kid's freak accident, but cry me a river about his or any other student athlete's "exploitation". If a student athlete feels that he/she is worth more than the $100,000+ dollars that the university is directly compensating them, then go pro!