Todd Gurley cartoon highlights perceived NCAA hypocrisy
On Wednesday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s resident cartoonist, Mike Luckovich hilariously depicted Georgia running back Todd Gurley and the current perception of the NCAA.
.@mluckovichajc weighs in on NCAA and Todd Gurley, as only he can: http://t.co/CgIXOiNWRB pic.twitter.com/owWJmLwtPr
— Jeff Schultz (@JeffSchultzAJC) October 15, 2014
In the cartoon, the man representing the NCAA is “raking in” all the cash from Gurley’s stardom, but as Gurley is grabbing a few bucks for himself, he’s slapped with a suspension.
Currently, Gurley is indefinitely suspended pending an NCAA investigation into whether Gurley accepted extra benefits for his likeness from memorabilia brokers.
Not only has this latest incident shined a big light on the pay-for-play debate, but it has also riled up the growing amount of NCAA detractors who say the NCAA unfairly profits off its star players, while those same players don’t get any of the monetary benefits.