Who Stands to Lose the Most
College basketball and football are the NCAA's two highest-revenue grossing sports.
However, a systemic change to how the NCAA compensates student-athletes would impact much more than just those players.
Rather, it's the athletes in the lower revenue sports, such as track and field, that would likely feel the largest impact.
Spencer Payton is a member of the track and field team at Stony Brook University. He is a sprinter and hurdler who has previously won the 60m hurdles, the 400m hurdles, and was played a role in an SBU victory in the 4x400m relay.
After he concludes his career on the track, he is looking to pursue a career in sports broadcasting or marketing.
Andreas Lietzau is a graduate student at Stony Brook University, completing his M.S. in Applied Mathematics.
When he enrolled at SBU he was a walk-on sprinter for the track and field team. Although, his passion for his academics quickly forced him into a tough decision, which ultimately resulted in his voluntary departure from the team.