Why Do Student Athletes Get Paid

College sports have a big market on the major school levels. These major schools can bring in 30 to 40 million dollars per year to the school through the athletic programs. The players get none of this share of money even though they are the ones who have to put themselves at risk during these tough games that provide the school profit. You may say that these college athletes are getting a free education at their choice of university but some many say they should get paid. Today as much money that runs in and out of these schools there is a huge controversy to whether or not these student athletes should get rewarded for their hard work on and off the

Football is a challenging sport that not many individuals are blessed with the skills in order to play. As stated in the article “ Top 10 Reasons College Football Players Should Get Paid “ Players who stay in college for four years might sacrifice a year or two of earnings In order to stay in school long enough to earn a degree” , you must be dedicated to your grades and credits you need to succeed. There are by far 100 reasons why college football athlete should get paid. They invest about 50-60 hours a week and lower to 40-50 hours a week once the season and classes begin along with 12 -15 hours of weight training and 15- 20 hours a week getting ready for the spring season. They invest their blood, sweat, and tears just to do what they love and put their all into it in order to have a chance to get drafted to a better school and pursue their dreams. There are thousands of foundations that are invested in the colleges make money off of the players but the individuals that are actually doing most of the work, the real hard work, don't and that's unfair and yes we all know sports are not meant to be fair but when it comes to your career you have to do what you have to do. Let's talk more about the other factors that claim why college football athletes should get paid. majority of the coaches make $53.4 million in salaries and 0% goes the athletes.

Jameis Winston, Dwayne Wade, Giancarlo Stanton, and Dalvin Cook all are very big people in Florida’s sports market. They all are important to their team’s success and considered leaders on their teams. The major difference between the four players is that 3 of them are compensated for their work, but on the other hand, one which is a college student receiving a free education, isn’t paid for nearly doing the same kind of work. Many people would argue that it’s not fair that college athletes aren’t being paid for bringing in millions of dollars to the institution they play for, putting their lives in danger to play the sports, and missing tons of class to prepare for their sports games without being paid. Those who argue against the compensation of athletes would say that most college and universities don’t make nearly enough revenue to pay all the college athletes as well as saying college athletes already receive a free education with scholarships and that should be the real reason to be in college. This issue has been a debate for many years among players, the National Collegiate Athletic Association & even outside influences like celebrities and law officials.

Kim Kardashian’s ex lover is not just famous for dating a “Kardashian”; he was more famous for the controversial issue with the NCAA due to proceeds given to him for his ability on the field. Reggie Bush made a lot of accomplishments while being a college athlete. Because of his skills, he was rewarded an amount of money. While Reggie Bush was playing at the University of Southern California, statistics show that the college generated roughly fifty-five million dollars. That’s a lot of money for one athlete to bring in. Every day we hear more and more stories about NCAA investigators and colleges being punished for “paying” players. However, college athletes bring in a lot of money. Therefore, they should get a percentage whether it is a small amount or a large amount. It will depend on the athletes’ ability. While some may argue that paying college athletes to play is wrong, college athletes have a marketable skill and should be paid for their skill.

Horace Mitchell, President of California State University-Bakersfield, NCAA Division I Board of Directors states “Head football coaches at the 44 NCAA Bowl Championship Series schools received on average $2.1 million in salaries. The highest paid public employee in 40 of the 50 U.S. states is the state university's head football or basketball coach. At the University of Alabama, the head football coach, Nick Saban, recently signed a contract paying him $7 million per year -- more than 160 times the average wage of a Tuscaloosa public school teacher.” The amount of pay and benefits that the coaches and universities receive because of the players is so substantial and just plain unfair. The players put the coaches on the radar and make great amounts of endorsement deals while the players themselves still struggle to get through college with hardly any money to spend.

Jimmy Garoppolo will make 42.6 Million dollars more than Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield. Baker Mayfield was voted the best player in NCAA football and Jimmy Garoppolo was a 2nd string QB at the beginning of the year. Jimmy Garoppolo make 469 times the average american male’s salary. Baker Mayfield is going to college for free but he still deserves a portion of the money that the college makes. Colleges can make a upward of $100 MIllion from 1 sport and what do they do with all that money? Yes they may have expenses but they still have money left over. NCAA athletes deserve to get paid because for the most part their statistics are better, they make money for the college, and they are the future.

College athletics assume a large role in the entertainment industry of America. Each week, millions of people tune in to watch their favorite team, buy tickets to go to the games, or spend money on university athletic merchandise to show their pride. The NCAA and universities benefit enormously from college sports. The top 10 total revenues generated by universities were all well over the $100,000,000 mark in 2012 (“College Finances 2012”). The University of Texas tops the list with $163,295,115 total revenue from athletics (“College Finances 2012”). Last football season, Texas A&M University quarterback Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy. As the first freshman to ever win the trophy, he propagated over 1.8 million media impressions which translated to $37 million of media exposure (Cook). The University’s licensing revenue jumped 23% this past year due to the success of one player (Cook). The NCAA itself generated $871,600,000 in revenue from the championship games (“College Finances 2012”). All of this revenue is impossible without the student-athletes. The NCAA is strict on making sure that athletes should be treated no different from any other student (Blias). However, the athletes are involved in a heavily commercialized multi-billion dollar industry. As amateurs, athletes remain restricted solely to scholarships as the only form

Therefore students should be compensated for the time they have put on the field or court. While professional athletes are allowed to earn money however they want, college athletes cannot or else they will not be able to play the next season. “Anybody that wants to pay a pro can, but paying college athletes is a big no-no. Athletes have no time to get a job and earn money. Student athletes that do not focus on sports will not be able to play at all” (Looney). From personal experience, playing a sport, especially at a high level, takes a lot of practice. That is a hefty task considering that many athletes have to receive an education as well. Many athletes do not even have time for education because of all the time needed to practice. Furthermore, many athletes have little to no time to hold a steady job, let alone receive a degree. In the past, many college athletes have been suspended or fined for taking money from signature sessions or selling pictures of themselves. “NCAA should allow students to receive money from people based on their performance level. Keeping athletes poor will bring about shady characters” (Looney). One year ago, the NCAA suspended Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M quarterback, for the first half of the season opener. The NCAA suspended him for allegedly taking money from signing autographs which is against their policy. This year, a running back from Georgia ran into the

Talks of NCAA players being paid has been around for years. Athletes work hard to get sports scholarships to pay for college and try to make it to a pro sports team. In Oakland, California, the judge ruled that colleges should be allowed to put aside up to $5,000 a year in a trust fund to compensate an athlete for use of his name, image and likeness. But judges have banded NCAA players from getting paid because most players who are good enough to get paid have scholarships.

In recent years mixed feeling have been discussed over college student athletes getting paid. Some feel that players should be rewarded for the huge amount of revenue generated on behalf of their play. Especially when coaches are receiving huge multi million dollar contracts. Currently, NCAA rules do not allow players to receive any compensation. The non-fiction article, “Should College Player get Paid?”, written by Michael Gonchar, explains how NCAA classifies Division I football players as amateurs, not professionals, student-athletes, not employees, which is how colleges get away with paying them nothing. With respect to how hard and how much time college athletes put in, college football players should not get paid due to scholarships, playing is a privilege not a job, and money allocation . They should how ever be compensated, such as

One of the main reasons that people believe college athletes should be paid, is because of how much money they bring in for the school.

Free Entertainment No college athlete has ever been paid by the NCAA. This does include all sports, not just football. College football players should be paid by the NCAA, just how the NFl pays their players. They are doing the same thing, in front of the same amount of people, for no pay at all.

For student athletes at major institutions such as Louisiana State University, they offer scholarships to young men and women to apply their athletic talents. For football players a scholarship valued at eight thousand dollars per year falls pitifully short for what should be fair compensation. Louisiana State University’s football team generates millions annually. As a self supporting university, Louisiana Sate University football team generates enough funding to support all men and women’s sports teams, but also renders a profit to the university. According to Talal Elmasry who works in SEC office. Therefore, football players should be paid.

As a pro athlete you get paid to play sports but as a college athlete you get paid for nothing maybe a couple thousand off a tuition fee but these students are grinding to become better players day in and day out trying to get the results they want. For example one of the players in the video is a NFL running back today Robert Turbin plays for the Indianapolis Colts and and through college was not paid a dime for producing publicity and wins for the program and making them money. Considering all the money colleges make from student tuition you would think they would be able to cough up a couple thousand for their players.

The professional players are paid a salary based on their contract, therefore, being paid to play the game. These players also earn endorsements from items sold with their name on it, such as team jerseys and shirts. For example, Russell Wilson, quarterback for the Super Bowl Champions Seattle Seahawks, has an annual salary of $700,000 and a net worth of $4million. While at the same time, Jameis Winston, quarterback for the BCS National Champions Florida State Seminoles, goes on to play another year of college football with no monetary compensation. Both men are playing the same game, same position, and Championship winners. However, different outcomes for the players themselves. Each level earns money from the fans who buy tickets, fan gear and other items relating to the team name and franchise. Some teams are luckier than others and have loyal fans, no matter how their favorite team performs, they still