Payday for College Athletes?

Under National Collegiate Athletic Association (N.C.A.A.) rules, college athletes ___.

• are encourage to hire an agent

• must be paid a salary by the college

• can’t earn any money for their talents

• are required to sign endorsement deals

About how much revenue does March Madness generate for the N.C.A.A.?

• $9 million

• $19 million

• $190 million

• $900 million

The Fair Pay to Play Act affects college athletes who ___.

• play basketball or football

• go to a school in California

• are in their senior year of college

• all of the above

The N.C.A.A. says that it is working on changing its rules to allow college athletes to ___.

• hire an agent

• be paid a salary by their school

• “appropriately use” their name and likeness

• all of the above

Gavin Newsom says, “The only group that can’t are athletes. Why is that?” His tone can best be described as ___.

• amused

• confused

• sorrowful

• disapproving

The author says, “But California is betting that the association will back down.” By “back down,” he means ___.

• lower ticket prices

• not challenge the new law

• reduce pay for college coaches

• stop sending letters to California’s governor

The author most likely includes the detail about Florida and Illinois proposing similar bills to support his point that ___.

• college athletes must follow many rules

• college sports generate billions in revenue

• some argue that college athletes should focus on getting an education

• the N.C.A.A. is facing widespread pressure to change its rules

Based on Trey Lamar’s quotation at the end of the article, you can reasonably assume that he ___.

• opposes the Fair Pay to Play Act

• supports the Fair Pay to Play Act

• doubts the Fair Pay to Play Act will achieve its goals

• believes the Fair Pay to Play Act should go into effect only if all states pass similar laws