Roby echoed the sentiment of former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter, who's leading a movement that college football should be unionized and the players should be treated like employees of their school.
"The money athletes make for universities, (getting) a scholarship just isn't enough," Roby said, pointing to the profits major programs like Ohio State earn through television contracts and other such revenue streams. "I felt like an employee."
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As a player, Roby was frustrated how injuries limited him in his final season at Columbus. There are still question marks about whether he can shake off some coverage woes in big games (see against Wisconsin's Jared Abbrederis) and sneak into the first round in May.
Regardless, he's about to get his first real paycheck for playing football. No wonder he wanted to leave school after his junior year.
