HOUSTON—Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh reiterated his call for college athletes to get a greater share of the revenue that pours into athletic departments, suggesting that coaches, administrators and other stakeholders should take a pay cut of 5 to 10%, with that money redirected to athletes across all sports.
“We're all robbing the same train here,” Harbaugh said at the College Football Playoff championship game media day Saturday. “Like coaches, administrators, media, television stations, conferences, NCAA. … I would say this, anyone who is profiting from the student-athletes right now, myself included … take 5 to 10% less. ... 5 to 10% less and maybe a 10 percent tax from the television station more, into one pot for the student-athletes.
“Maybe that's a start, a way. … that it (would) be right for all student-athletes to share in.”
