Problems With Paying College Athletes

College sports also known as the greatest source of entertainment known to man this era. There are several types of sports ranging from non- physical to the most physical contact sports. Each sport takes sacrifice and dedication to be able to perform at your best knows matter what level. The NCAA is a million dollar business that lets student athletes show their athletic ability and skill toward other individuals. That is the main reason for the creation of collegiate sports, but not to downside the meaning of entertainment. Controversy of paying these athletes is a big deal at the moment. There have been many scandals of athletes receiving direct pay under the table that is not included in their financial aid or scholarship. Paying the

In her article she emphasizes the fact that paying college athletes would be completely unfair to other students that attend school. She argues that the student athletes have almost everything provided for them in college and how regular students don’t have some of the opportunities that they do. She also goes on to say that the scholarship that the school provides for their athletes is payment enough, whether it is a full or partial scholarship. She also hints on the fact that being broke and having no money is all a part of the “college experience” and that everybody is struggling to make ends meet and that it everybody is working hard to make money and that a majority of the people who attend college cannot afford to go out and overindulge and spend money on the things that they want, so college athletes should not have this privilege either. Also, smaller colleges would not be able to shell out money like larger colleges could so a large school would be able to pay more for a player than a smaller college would, therefore putting the smaller college at a disadvantage.

As you can see that college athletes should be paid no matter what the circumstances. Throughout the essay i proved that the cost is too much for some familie just to pay outright to go to school and also the full ride scholarships don’t cover all the costs. Also the athletes aren’t being

The price for college is a huge sacrifice that many families end up taking for their child. For athletes, many receive scholarships or are granted money to attend college, but the sacrifice they have to deal with is much larger than money itself. However, many of these athletes’ superiors argue that it's their choice to sacrifice their bodies, and that they’re just student athletes they don’t deserve to be paid. The people who end up stating these claims are the people who end up making millions off of them and who pay their coaches millions in return. Of course they’re college athletes, but college sports have never fell from the public eye and are just as popular as professional sports, and just as profitable. The problem with college sports

Furthermore, paying student athletes would alter the principles of collegiate sports. As before stated, college sports were believed to develop “competitors who were morally superior to professionals” (“Amateur”). Playing college sports, as an amateur, has long been regarded as a huge opportunity for the student athlete. It offers an athlete the chance to compete at a higher level of competition, while at the same time receiving a college education. For example, the article “For the Love of the Game” discusses athletes competing at Division II and Division III collegiate levels. He explains the situations of just a few individuals who currently compete for schools while receiving no little to no benefits. The athletes pay their way through school, yet they are nothing less than grateful to have the opportunity to compete in collegiate sports (Shipnuck 1). But more than ever, student athletes are making crucial decisions based upon money. A payment system would only intensify the student athlete’s urge to make decisions based upon money-luxuries. The student athlete’s motivation to compete in collegiate athletics would drastically change. Paying athletes would create an incentive for athletes to attend college for athletics rather than to receive an education. The student athlete would now be

Due to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules and regulations no college athlete is able to receive any compensation or endorsement while participating in college athletics. These rules have long been challenged, however, the NCAA does not make any changes. With universities grossing close to $200 million a year, college athletics has turned into one of the top industries in the world. The NCAA, a governing body of college athletics, currently holds all power in college athletics. Without people questioning the NCAA and demanding changes to the monopoly that the NCAA holds nothing will happen to the unfairness to college athletes in college sports today. College athletes deserve to receive compensation in some way for the

A majority of the biggest injuries that occur in college sports tend to be accidental and sudden from a game or practice. So why are the athletes still being punished and disregarded with no job chances and unfair injury rules after 25 years? When put in account, inference can be made that the NCAA is afraid of change, they are worried that such a drastic difference like pay may result in negative effects that could be too catastrophic or disastrous to fix or undo. In Andrew Zimbalist’s book, he mentions several different controversial incidents concerning colleges paying athletes in different ways, dating all the way back to the mid 1900’s. This displays the recurring relevance of the topic throughout time and how it has evolved into the vast topic of

professional athletes. These athletes are often one step away from either being picked up by a professional team, or one step away from being recognized just as much as a professional athlete. What separates college athletics from professional athletics is the pay and perks that come along with playing in a collegiate division versus those that involve playing at a professional level.

College sports support a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States, yet the principals whose performance on the field or in packed stadiums across the country are strictly amateurs who are forbidden to accept monetary compensation for their contributions, at least technically. Perhaps no better example exists of the tremendous importance of major college sports programs than the current controversy that recently came to light involving the legendary Pennsylvania State University Football program in connection with the apparent long-term tolerance of and refusal to take appropriate action against Jerry Sandusky, the defensive coordinator for the legendary coach Joe Paterno. Had the same types of allegations been levied against a member of the university's academic faculty, the institution surely would have taken appropriate action immediately. Meanwhile, in many respects, college athletes at large institutions competing at the highest levels routinely receive compensation in various forms that are impermissible, far beyond the already valuable full scholarships and room and board to which they are entitled in return for their matriculating at their institutions. That reality has prompted some to suggest that college athletes should be paid for their services. While that approach might resolve the obvious hypocrisy inherent in the system as well as the fiction behind the proverbial "student athlete," paying

NCAA football players has been the tip of the iceberg for this movement. This argument is not

We all have our favorite college athletes, like Baker Mayfield and all his great accomplishments. He’s one of the bigger names in college football, but what about the less known college athletes with the same great accomplishments. Don’t you think they should be treated equal? Well, that is a reason why college athletes are not paid, because you cannot just pay the bigger college athlete, this is also why they do not get paid because there is so many of them and it is hard to pay them all. College athletes should not be paid.

One of the most widely debated and discussed issues in the world of college sports, has been whether or not to pay National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I (NCAA DI) student-athletes. There would be many effects on the college sports world if the decision was made to pay them, but those effects may pale in comparison to what is currently happening to the student-athletes.

It is an age old debate on whether a college athlete should be paid. It is a high school student 's dream to play sports at the collegiate level. Many people question why the NCAA, coaches, and administrators are allowed to earn large amounts of money while the student athlete’s hard work and efforts are limited to a scholarship. Others feel that is should be considered a privilege that a college athlete can earn a college degree while enjoying what they love, by playing collegiate sports. Student athletes should not receive payment because they are already receiving payment in the form of an expensive athletic scholarship and are also able to receive the new cost of attendance stipend to assist with further financial burdens.

The assignment required a selection and review of five different literary sources, designating three as resources for an analytical literary review of the subject matter. The detailed review of the three selected resources is a culmination of our written critic. The first source, “Should College Athletes Be Paid?” by Tiffany Patterson, has no firm stance is taken. The article is laid out in a manner to inform readers without prior knowledge of the subject, information that would assist them towards drawing their own stance on the subject. Patterson does this by providing three pros and three cons on the topic and then allowing the reader to decide. In her article, Patterson (2016) proclaims:

How would paying college athletes be economically beneficial to students, college athletes, and colleges? This topic has many controversial answers. In his article “Sharing the Wealth with College Athletes,” William C. Rhoden states, “In fact, the revenue plan is aimed and designed to be a perk for seniors that complete the cycle: Those who play hard and earn their degrees” (8). He further explains how colleges “reward” their college athletes. A contradicting point of view to Rhoden’s is shared in Joe Posnanski’s article “College Athletes Should Not be Paid”. According to this article he states, “No, college athletics is not about the players. College athletics is FOR the players” (Posnanski). In saying this he reveals he does not support the paying of college athletes. Although Rhoden’s article doesn’t specifically speak of the paying of athletes it refers to the substitution after they “earn it” per say. Paying college athletes. Many think it would not be economically beneficial. How would paying college athletes be economically beneficial? Paying college athletes would be economically beneficial because it would allow for more academic scholarships instead of more sports scholarships, help the college athletes by receiving the payment to pay for other necessities and enhancing their performance, and giving the colleges less trouble with athletes dropping out or having to resign.