Should College Athletes Be Paid?

There is always that question being asked about whether or not college athletes should be paid. The article College Athletes Getting Paid? Here Are Some Pros And Cons from the “Huffington Post” by Malcolm Lemmons argues that there is no right or wrong answer to the question at hand. However, to some the idea of college athletes being paid is absurd, while to others not so much. This article touches on many different factors from race to financial status of the players.

The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) has come into this essential question for sports: should college athletes be paid? They say this, “Salaries undermine the purpose of college, which is an education. Student-athletes are not employees, and their participation in college sports is voluntary.” While college players may receive full or partial academic scholarships, not a single one of them are paid. College athletes should be paid because they should have the right to earn what they are worth; in this case, of course, it would be based on skill.

We can all concur that over the past century, college athletes have earned an excessive amount of money and acknowledgement for what they are good at. Although it has become a mishap to those who contradict with college athletes getting funded, college athletes should get paid because getting paid while participating in a sport will instigate student athletes to stay in school, college athletes will generate money for the campus, and students will play for the love of the

After numerous scandals over the past several years of college athletes receiving improper benefits, the question has come up whether or not college athletes should be paid or not. College sports are a growing industry, and we have seen money destroy organizations, teams, and players in this industry.  The determination and motivation of college athletes supersedes professional athletes by their will to win; therefore, college athletes should not be paid.

Many people believe that because the athletes already have scholarships they shouldn't get paid like in the article “10 reasons college athletes should be paid” it says “ LIke many bruins athletes he is benefiting from a full scholarship that can be worth more than 240,000 dollars.” there might be scholarships but there also things like contracts and deal like this one according to school cashes in again but athletes aren't part of it “ Nike has a 252-million deal with Ohio State and a 250-million contract with Texas.Which shows how much the athletes are making and how much they deserve more than scholarship.

Should college athletes get paid? My answer is no. There are many reasons why I say no and there are many reasons why college athletes should get paid and why they shouldn't. The College Industry is worth about 4 billion which is way over enough to pay college players. I think College athletes should not get paid because they are already being paid with an athletic scholarship, it will create greed and jealousy between players, the university that the athletes apply will pay for everything else.

Collegiate sports have turned into a billion dollar industry and are probably just as popular, if not more popular than professional sports. College athletes put their bodies on the line to play a sport they love, many with hopes and dreams to one day make it to the professional leagues. Athletic facilities are the major money makers for all universities. Colleges bring in billions of dollars in revenue annually, yet athletes do not get paid. Some fans believe athletes should not get paid due to their sports level being “amateurish.”; however, this is far from the truth. There is much more to being a college athlete than just practicing and playing games. These student-athletes must practice, weight lift, go to meetings, travel, go to tutoring and study groups, all the while maintaining sufficient grades. This is very tedious work and is very time consuming. College athletes have a high standard to live up to (Frederick Web; Huma Web; Patterson Web ).

College athletes are known more because of their sports rather than what they are actually majoring in. College athletes put in immense effort and time towards the sport. They make the sport their main priority and manage their lives primarily around the team and sport they are playing. Many college athletes, especially basketball and football players are recruited to become a part of college level team. The athletes decide what college to go to by evaluating the prestige of the sports programs rather than the college itself. For many college athletes is a platform to play the sport they are passionate about. In addition to their passion for the sport, college athletes also put in effort and time towards their respective sports.

Growing up people loved watching and imitating athletes, wanting to be them, not knowing the struggle it takes to get there. It ponders to say the college athlete who risk life and limb just by going out on the field no matter if an amateur or a professional should get paid or not by colleges. The professionals get paid, why not on the collegiate level? Some feel by the student’s getting paid it will lose what some say is lost in “paid professional sports” today, playing just for the love of the game. Every college athlete should be rewarded with money for sacrificing their time, schedule, schoolwork, and their bodies.

For years now there have been the argument if college athletes should be paid to play or not. It is an ongoing debate between many people including the National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA), athletes, coach, and other various people. The has debate has gone far enough that a lawsuit has started over it. There are many arguments for college athletes being paid such as; the athletes do not have time to work, their images are being used without any type of pay, and how the NCAA and coaches make millions of dollars off of the players while the players do not make anything. On the flip side of this, arguments that the athletes should not be paid include; they get paid in other varies ways, the average college athletic department loses enough money already without paying the athletes, and the fact that not all college athletes are in school to become professional athletes anyhow so making money from their athletic abilities should not be an issue for them at all.

Kids grow up loving to play sports in their free time. They never get paid to play when they are at a young age. They do it for the love of the game and for the need for competition. This is the way that it is in college right now. College athletes compete with all their hearts to be the best they can for their schools. They don’t get paid a cent. It has been a common debate if that is the right way to do it. Should it be that college athletes do not deserve to get paid for playing a sport? It should not be this way. College athletes certainly should get paid to play.

During the years prior to the year 2017, there has been thousands of controversial topics that the world or United States has had to deal with. Whether the conflict is over a world problem such as Global Warming, or if it is a country conflict such as abortion laws. Many people have to work together in order to find the right solution to what will work best for everybody. The steps that is taken to come up with a solution is the same steps for any controversial topic that comes up. With that being said a big controversy in the United States today is whether or not college athletes should be paid while attending and playing for the University of their

College athletes are paid to attend college based off their talents on the field, court and ect. A college athlete's job is to play the sport and to get excellent grades in order for them to continue to play the sport. Athletes receive full or partial scholarships to attend a college or university. College athletes are playing the sport that they love at a college or university for an advanced education. College students are not professional athletes that are paid to play. A college sport team isn’t a type of profession or career. In order to receive a

When playing a college sport, the athlete chooses to focus on school or the sport more than the other. In most cases, the athlete will always choose the sport over their school work. Athletes put in 50 hours a week into a sport (Williams and Nocera). It is difficult for a student-athlete to balance out school

From my perspective i think college athletes should get paid.They work”40 or more hours a week”, need to keep their grades up, need money because they can not rely on their parents.