Research Paper On College Athletes

College athletes are taken advantage of and deserve to be compensated for their services while playing sports. These students are exploited and used to make money and out of everything that particular school makes, the athlete never given a penny of it. All of the hard works, blood, sweat and tears that they put into that

We often forget that playing a sport is not the only way to earn a scholarship. Many students are accepted for exceptional grades, involvement in the band, clubs, or being well rounded. Most of these students just have to study to keep their scholarship, while the athletes have to work hard and be a student. In a competitive market, “workers” are paid according to the value of the output they produce (Heath). It does not seem right that the college journalist can sell their piece to a paper for extra cash, or the local band can play for a few dollars at the bar Saturday night, or the biology major that takes an internship at the school lab can be profitable yet college athletes cannot. Under the NCAA they are not allowed to make any money of their skill. Any college student should be able to endorse products (Wilbon). This is why the idea of going to school for free should not be an argument against paying athletes, because that is not the case and they have earned it.

Some may say student – athletes have it easy because they get to go to school for free and live the life of a college athlete when that is not the case in most situations. College athletes are in the business of marketing at a young age without playing professional sports which is a business. Which is why I believe student – athletes should be paid to play college sports. My reasons for this argument are that the student athlete may need spending money and money to support their families, secondly the schools along with their sport profits off of the students athletes names, and lastly for big events some student athletes are required to miss schools due to these events.

Currently, a number of student athletes are of the opinion that they should receive additional monetary compensation for two reasons. First, they argue that due to their rigorous and demanding schedules they are unable to hold jobs to receive an income. Secondly, that they should receive payment because of the amount of revenue they bring into the university; whether that is through jersey sales, video game sales, or being a high profile athlete that increases ticket sales and exposure of the university. This is mainly referring to football and men’s basketball. The NCAA bylaw 12.5.2.1, forbids “the use of his or her name or picture to advertise, recommend or promote directly the sale or use of a commercial product or service of any kind” (Clevens, 2013, Vol. 143, No. 4). “It would be unfair to other students if the university paid athletes to play college sports, although many may disagree. Scholarships

“The NCAA admits that a "full scholarship" does not cover the basic necessities for a student-athlete”(NCPA). In the playing of college athletics the NCAA bans the paying players for all college sports activities. In the past many colleges have gotten in trouble and have gone on probation for paying their players. College make a lot of money off of endorsements and the selling of merchandise. When a college sells a impactful players jersey or put their picture or name somewhere the college is making money off the jersey or picture and the player is making no money at all. When a college sells a impact players jersey or put their picture or name somewhere the college is making money off the jersey or picture and the player is making no money

Student athletes, supported by colleges, bring in some of the most significant amounts of money to their college, but what do they get in return, nothing! What would it feel like to work so hard at something you love and are good at, but get nothing back from it. College athletes bring in enough money to the college to be able to get a little something back for the effort it takes. The amount of time college athletes spend on their sport takes away a huge chunk of time that could be used for more time on school work for a better education. Some might say that division 1 athletes are already getting paid by the amount of money going towards their scholarship to attend the school. Also people consider them amateurs and not professionals

Scholarships do not pay for everything that students require, resulting in students struggling to excel during college. When a student-athlete is financially struggling life can become difficult quickly. Everybody has a limit to their capabilities, and the amount of work required to perform well in class, on the field, and with financials will test those limits. The work required for student-athletes deserves a high bargain to counteract the effort. Sacrificing classroom performance for athletic performance is a risk that has a low rate of reward. Unless a student-athlete becomes professional in his or her sport athletics do not directly lead to a future. If players were paid for their entertainment then a future is possible with start-up or investing. Athletes are subjected to the NCAA’s wrongful rules that control their athletes completely, and the players deserve a chance to receive an income. Student-athletes need an income, they deserve an income, and the NCAA is holding those students back from a future. The NCAA needs to pay collegiate athletes what they rightfully have

"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries" -Winston Churchill (Brainy Quote, 2013). Unfortunately this has been the trend within the collage athletics sectors over the years and dates back to the historical times when the NCAA was formed. There have been varying excuses put froth by different bodies on why the college athletes cannot and should not be paid ranging from the claim that the education and support they get is of equal measure to the effort they put into the games to other reasons like it is a measure to protect the students from commercialization of their labor and possible exploitation at a tender age. But one thing that we must all ask ourselves is that how much in terms of cash is made within the athletics circles in the name of these college athletes? Who then are the beneficiaries? Where do the vast amounts that are derived from television rights go to? What distinguishes these college athletes from the ones who are barely out of college and play professional football and get paid for it, bearing we watch both at the comfort of our homes? Don't we have college athletes who are a brand in themselves and don't brands get paid just like the ones out of college?

How is it fair that college athletic programs rake in so much money from their respective sports and don’t have to pay for their labor? College athletics plays a major role in the sports world today and will continue to be as it is growing more and more popular. With this, is the ever-growing issue of athletes in their respective programs being paid as employees. This issue has been clouding college athletics for some time and it is becoming a much larger topic since athletes feel that they should be compensated for their services. Also, there have been several lawsuits filed against universities and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Even though colleges offer full scholarships to athletes,

At the time of its inception in 1906, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was a non-profit organization mandated with the management of athletics and sports in colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. The board had a unique operational structure that provided payments and stipends to the student-athletes through a model known as altruism. The model limited the benefits the student-athletes drew from the association to their necessities in the colleges. However, the body changed its approach by denying student-athletes any form of remuneration. Instead, it concentrated on providing scholarships and other academic benefits to the athletes. As such, compensation of student-athletes has become

    The first time this issue came up that opened eyes on the topic was in 2009.  In the O’bannon vs NCAA case where O’bannon was a former UCLA basketball star and sued the NCAA for using his name and image in broadcasts and video games.  O’bannon wanted a piece of the revenue that his name brought in and that was what he was arguing.  The NCAA stated that college athletes are amateurs and paying athletes would turn them more into professionals and hurt the business

College athletes don’t have to worry about paying for books, meals, or the sport equipment they use to work out with. They don’t need money to throw away on food because they possibly have a certain meal plan provided by their athletic trainers. College athletes still have time to get a job during the off-season. Many people have to pay for college and student athletes with scholarships are the lucky ones who

Should college athletes be paid for the efforts in their respective sport? Athletes are being paid by the education they receive from the university. Letting universities pay athletes would make the student athlete responsible for taxes and other major choices making them a professional and not an amateur.

In my life, the one thing that has always been most interesting to me is sports. I have grown up around sports my entire life and have always stayed active in following it. Over the past few years, there has been a question that has lingered over the sports world and caused a significant amount of controversy. The question would be whether or not college athletes should get paid to play. I have always had an opinion on this very large topic, but as time goes on, new variables keep arising and changing the factors within this skeptical topic. As I began to actually research the topic, many new aspects were brought up. Things such as university funds, businesses, and fairness were continuously brought up. Luckily all these were easy to look

to amateurism and eligibility rules received as much, if not more attention at the first annual