Last year, the NCAA signed an insane $10.8 billion TV contract with CBS to air March Madness basketball games. That’s a lot of money for a TV contract but also think about how much coin is dropped on those brackets. Mainly by me. And I never win. One day, one day.

The suits at the schools got rich but there’s the myth college sports are merely for the benefit of the athlete – who never sees a legitimate cent from his or her work. Notice I say ‘legitimate’…

It’s great news for us because we’re sports fans. In the NFL, our Titans are 3-1 despite being pegged in the preseason as not being a good team this year. But that’s because they stocked up on some good talent over the years from the college ranks.

The world of college sports is plagued by dangerous myths. Here are 8 of the most common.

College Sports Myths
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