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WATCH LIVE on Tuesday: ESPN’s Jay Bilas and NCAA’s Oliver Luck Debate Paying College Athletes in First FIREDebate
The first event in our FIREDebates series will stream here on ÃÛÖÏãÌÒ’s website live from Texas A&M University’s Rudder Theatre starting at 7 p.m. CDT on October 20.
will advocate for the motion “College athletes should be allowed to be paid,†while the NCAA’s will argue against it. , longtime sports director for the region’s CBS affiliate, , will moderate.
If you’re in College Station, the debate is free and open to the public. Tickets are going fast, but are . Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. CDT.
You can also join the debate on social media by following the event on and , using the hashtag #ÃÛÖÏãÌÒdebates.
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