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[QUOTE="djcon57, post: 5078478, member: 62"]
Yes, they are if they wish to play football or basketball at this level as spelled out in the link above:

Observing that the NCAA enjoys “near complete dominance of, and exercise monopsony power in, the relevant market”—which it defined as the market for “athletic service sin men’s and women’s Division I basketball and FBS football, wherein each class member participates in his or her sport-specific market.” D. Ct. Op., at 1097. The “most talented athletes are concentrated” in the “markets for Division I basketball and FBS football.” Id., at 1067. There are no “viable substitutes,” as the “NCAA’s Division I essentially is the relevant market for elite college football and basketball.” Id., at 1067, 1070. In short, the NCAA and its member schools have the “power to restrain student-athlete compensation in any way and at any time they wish, without any meaningful risk of diminishing their market dominance.” Id., at 1070.

It's like asking "Is anyone forced to use the electric company (of record in your area) for power?"

Well, yeah, if they want power.

With that, I'll give you the last word.
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