Here's the slippery slope that is emerging. Texas A&M players getting paid for giving exclusive interviews to an A&M fan site. Let's be clear, this is nothing more than paying top players to play for your university. This just makes it legal to do so. This will definitely separate the haves and have nots of college sports. Let's drop the pretense of having "Student Athletes" anymore.
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Fan site will pay A&M players $10K for interviews
Texas A&M running back Isaiah Spiller and safety Demani Richardson will be featured with exclusive interviews on an Aggies fan site as part of a name, image and likeness deal that will pay the players $10,000 each.
