Summary: Should College Athletes Be Paid

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has been rewarding University athletic programs across the nation for many years now. Allowing coaching staff and others to make money off of the athletes in these programs. Athletes, however, do not get any compensation for the hard work they put in to earn the National Collegiate Athletic Association the multi- million dollars of revenue each year. The athletes are expected to give an “all in” type effort while keeping up with their rigorous courses. A recent ruling that Northwestern University football players have the right to unionize and begin to receive that compensation from the NCAA proved many people wrong and stirred up the pot between supports and non supporters.

On Tuesday, March 8th, I attended the book signing for Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA. The author of the book, Joe Nocera, started by reading a section of the book about Ryan Boatright and the NCAA struggles he dealt with. Next, the audience was able to ask questions. The majority of the discussion was about whether college athletes should be paid or not. Joe Nocera thinks college athletes should be paid because he thinks that being a college athlete is a full time job. He also believes that college athletes should take two courses each semester and be granted a lifetime scholarship. He thinks they deserve to have an education that will last for the rest of their lives. The questions about college athletes

Nine days till Christmas break. Just nine long and exhausting days separating us from sweet, freedom and our own lovely beds! Have you ever thought about how crazy it is for us to be so desperate and excited for a break? We just had one! Thanksgiving was a quick tease for our soon long month of, lets be real, sleeping and Netflix. Thanksgiving was full of food, shopping, sleep, and football. Even if you’re not a huge football fan your Thanksgiving was in some way affected by America’s favorite sport. Whether it was watching your team play, or watching some family member going crazy at the TV, my dad…. Football is a traditional part of our day of thanks. Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be playing in one of those games on

Division 1 schools have generated a total of $9.15 billion in revenue during the 2015 fiscal year. (2) That's a lot of money for students to make. College athletes will go straight from highschool to going to another 4 -12 years of college. They are using their adulthood to do more school. Not start a family, or get money for their family. Should the NCAA pay them a small cut of it? If student-athletes make all of this money for the league, they should at least get a piece of what they have made for them. Could we possibly be seeing college players make more money than the average adult? Sometimes players have injuries. Who would pay for that? Would the school or league pay for it?

Have you heard the controversial topic sweeping the nation for years now? This is topic is whether or not college athletes should get paid for representing their school. Without a doubt, college athletes should not get paid for playing their respective sport. There is very little logic behind why they would get paid and is backed up by insignificant evidence. The athletes get paid in the form of scholarship which is not cheap and offers numerous benefits.

College entertainment has become more widely known in today’s society. College athletes these days are bigger and stronger than there were in the past. Knowing a former athlete one might say that most people do not realize the pressure and stress college athletes face every day. College athletes, being the size they are today, make a more high risk of injury. They play a great role in university revenues depending on their performance. Sports also play a great role in our economy such as the NFL, NBA, MLB, and the NH which are professional sports that are allowed to receive a set paid salary rate making millions each year, doing the same they did as college athletes. So why not pay them? Many people do not realize the pressure college athletes are under all school year and in the summer. When a player takes on the challenge of committing to the responsibility of being part of a program and representing a university, it becomes is a full-time job. Collegiate athletes have to make sacrifices, good choices, and maintain their promises to their team and to uphold requirements of them in the classroom. Collegiate sports entertainment has been the world’s fastest revenue source in history. College sports are televised on network stations in America. College level sports bring in billions of dollars every year. Although people argue that college athletes should get paid compensation because they lack the time to pursue jobs, they are the source of most of the schools

Imagine being one of the best employees working for a billion dollar industry, but despite that, you aren’t paid. That is the reality for college athletes, who should be paid for their athletic ability. In the United States, four hundred thousand athletes are part of the NCAA. Yet, none of the athletes are paid. College athletes should be paid because they make the events possible, and those events generate billions of dollars in profit.

Many kids dream of being collegiate athletes, one must wonder if all the work is worth the risk. Student athletes all around the world are having fun doing what they love and receiving a free education in exchange for their God-given talent, but at the same time they’re all at the same risk to be injured and forced to pay for their medical expenses on their own. Not only would they be forced to pay for their medical expense but there is a great chance at the same time they’re paying their medical bills that they would lose their scholarship and all that they have worked for their whole entire life. UCLA running back describe his collegiate life as “Congested and tiring”. Collegiate athletes should be compensated! Everyone all love to watch

College athletes should be paid monetarily as well as with scholarships. Colleges are benefiting of big time players by selling their jerseys without their names on it to avoid paying the athletes but the NCAA looked silly “when Jay Bilas, a veteran ESPN analyst, former Duke basketball player and vocal critic of the NCAA, took to Twitter to point out that although schools cannot sell a player's jersey with his name on the back, if you typed Manziel into a search box on ShopNCAASports.com a No. 2 Texas A&M jersey pops up, available for up to $64.95. (Manziel wears No. 2.) (Davis).”Since college athletes can not get sponsorships their name can’t be on the jerseys that are sold to the fans even though you could still find their jersey by looking

Why do students go to college after high school? Do they go for all the wild parties that will take place during the semester? Do they go to better their education in order to get a good job once earning their degree? Do they go for sports? A lot of students do go to college to play sports. Many are living their dream by playing at a collegiate level. And many will go on to play at a professional level which they will get paid for doing. But many athletes believe that they should get paid for playing. Many college athletes state that the only reason that their university makes money on athletics is because the players attract the fans. They feel like since they are putting in the work that they should be getting paid for doing so. I have a hard time understanding why they are wanting paid when a lot of the athletes are on a full ride or have most of their tuition paid for by an athletic scholarship. Some scholarships are worth more than what someone would make by working. This is why college athletes should not get paid for playing sports.

The NCAA brings in 11 billion dollars a year in revenue just from their college athletes. That $11 billion dollars alone is more than the annual revenue of both the NBA and the NHL. For example, The University Of Alabama brought in 143.3 million dollars in athletic revenue alone. That annual figure is not only more than any team in the NHL, but it is also more than 25 of the 30 teams in the NBA. Somehow people still think that with that amount of money being brought in yearly that college athletes don’t have the right to be paid. However, college athletes should be paid for the revenue they generate for the universities.

Some college athletes don't get to go pro. If they dont go pro they will not make any money from they years they played in college. They also may not have enough time to get a job. As soon as they get done with football they should have money so they can have some money to buy a apartment and food.

In this society, many people get paid for services rendered who normally would not receive pay. One of the great debates has been whether or not college athletes should be paid. Some feel college athletes should be paid and others believe they should not. College athletes should not be compensated because many athletes already receive scholarships to attend college; they receive goods and services that money would otherwise purchase, and non-athletes who are learning professions at the same university are not paid.

Joe Johnson attends the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). He is a straight A student and dedicated football player who earned a scholarship because of those virtues. Last year, he averaged 171 passing yards, 42 touchdowns, and helped his team win the championship game. If asked, his teachers and coach will have nothing but great things to say. After practice, Joe goes home to a two bedroom apartment where he lives with his single mother and two younger brothers. Hungry from practice, he sits down to eat the meals that his mother so lovingly prepares for her children but struggles to make because of the lack of income. College athletes like Joe should be compensated because legally college players cannot make money from their

I would find it a bit too drastic to resemble the structural hierarchy of the NCAA with slavery.