what is the authors claim in The Myth of the 'Exploited' Athlete. What message is he trying to convey?

The claim that the author is making in the article is that student athlete are being exploited by making athletic students as a profit-making business.

The message that she is trying to make is that schools and colleges see these students as athletes first then a student thus undervaluing intellect and overvaluing athletics.

Explanation:

The article "The Myth of the 'Exploited' Athlete' is written by Barbara Osborne. The article is written on the business making schemes of schools and colleges in the name of sports and athletics. In her article, she attacks NCAA, a non-profit collegiate athletic organization that oversees the student-athletes.

Osborne is claiming in her article that the relationship that student-athlete shares with their schools and colleges are more like a legal relationship. They sign the contract to play for the school and college and in return, they will be supported financially. Instead, college and schools use these students to make money which exploits them and their studies.

The message that Osborne is trying to convey through this article is that students are employees of schools and colleges and thus should not be treated like one. So, the colleges should let the students participate in the studies first then in sports.