Oregon wide receiver Josh Huff is the latest person to go after the NCAA for making money off of college athletes. The senior turned 22 earlier this week, and he was planning to celebrate by throwing a party at school this weekend. However, Huff made the mistake of letting his friends make fliers for the bash. That led to the NCAA shutting it down.
In a lengthy rant on Twitter, Huff explained that he spent $1,500 to put the party together and was planning to charge people a small fee to attend so he could make his money back. The fact that he was collecting money makes it an NCAA no-no.
So it's okay for the NCAA to make money off of my name and likeness but once I go to charge ppl to get in my party it's a problem? Crazy.
— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) October 17, 2013
I'm just a student-athlete who's trying to make more money to survive off of bc being a student athlete should be treated as a full time job
— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) October 17, 2013
Can't charge ppl to get in my party and had to cancel where I lost $1500 that I won't get bck bc my friends made a flyer lol what a joke
— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) October 17, 2013
Don't get me wrong I appreciate the scholarship and the degree I have
— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) October 17, 2013
But for them to make MILLIONS off student athletes and our names is wrong. Do the math of all the hours we spend each day and yearly on
— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) October 17, 2013
the sport we love. You'll see we're getting paid less then minimum wage at $4 hr. I'm very blessed and grateful but its just not right.
— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) October 17, 2013
Over the NCAA ! Hope the players union win the case bc y'all are just down wrong for how y'all treat us athletes.
— Huff 2Live (@Huff_Era_1) October 17, 2013
Whether he agrees with the rules or not, Huff should have known he could get himself into trouble by posting fliers. The smart thing to do would have been to have his friends (who are not on the football team) host the party and leave his name out of it. Then he probably wouldn’t have had an issue.
That being said, you know people like Jay Bilas agree wholeheartedly with a number of the points Huff made. The system has plenty of flaws, the senior just should have known better as someone who has been around long enough.
H/T The Big Lead
