Nigel Hayes isn’t afraid to be outspoken about his beliefs — like them or not. This much has been true nearly his entire career as a Wisconsin Badger men’s basketball player.
His longest-standing target has been the NCAA as a whole, with Hayes being a named plaintiff in an ongoing lawsuit in an attempt to allow student-athletes to be paid.
With that suit on-going, Hayes has continued to be outspoken on the topic in his own way. He has been snipping on Twitter…
The @bigten made nearly $450 million.
My scholarship is about $160,00.
If only there was enough money to pay us.. pic.twitter.com/EPV1d0I16X
— Nigel Hayes-Davis (@NIGEL_HAYES) October 14, 2016
…and on Saturday he used the platform of ESPN’s famed College GameDay program to protest his “broke college athlete” mantra.
Nigel Hayes has arrived at GameDay and, of course, he has a sign. @darrenrovell pic.twitter.com/tMd5Vk4zT9
— BadgerExtra (@BadgerExtra) October 15, 2016
No doubt Hayes passionately believes in his positions on this and a number of other topics. At least he is willing to think about things and articulate his beliefs strongly.
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