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    At a time when colleges all over the country are having to cut back on educational expenditures, justifying spending additional amounts of money on collegiate sports, as well as the players, has become a very hot pressed topic in which the collegiate athlete is losing out on much of the money generated by their performances either on the field or the court. Because many of these players help bring in money to the university, they believe that a portion of that money should be given back to them.

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    A Review of the Literature on “Pay-for-Play” in Intercollegiate Athletics by Sara J. Singleton EDU 7253 Legal Environment of Higher Education June 21, 2015 Abstract In light of recent court cases such as O’Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the issue of whether intercollegiate student-athletes should be compensated for their athletic appearances on behalf of colleges has been featured in the news and been the subject of much scholarly writing. Some of the major streams

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    others prefer college. The only difference between professional and college athletics is the lack of payment to student athletes. The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) receives millions of dollars in revenue from college men's basketball and football, and college coaches of top schools are paid the same amount as professional coaches. Fans of both college and professional athletes can proudly show their commitment by purchasing jerseys or other merchandise. College basketball and

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    “The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), formed in 1905, set laws requiring college student-athletes to be amateurs in order to be eligible for intercollegiate athletics competition. According to the NCAA, requiring college student-athletes to be amateurs protects them from being exploited by professional and commercial enterprises” (Schneider). College sports is a business, and a booming one at that. With ticket sales, merchandise, and booster funding, universities can bring in huge

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    College sports have been growing in popularity over the last few decades. Every year, schools receive millions of dollars through intercollegiate athletics. The NCAA athletes provide entertainment not only to the schools that they attend, but also to millions of spectators around the world. The athletes are the ones who have worked so hard to acquire the revenue that colleges receive. Without them, none of this money would exist, so why shouldn’t they be paid? With so much money coming in, the athletes

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    The Lack of Consistency: The Ethical Consideration of the NCAA Kamren Gilliam Old Dominion University The Lack of Consistency: The Ethical Consideration of the NCAA In recent years, collegiate athletics has evolved from the original spectrum of rivalry competition into a business model that focuses on branding and expanding markets. According to Stephanie Harrison-Dyer (2011), “Sport is too much a game to be business and too much a business to be a game” (p. 1). Although competitive sport has

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    Throughout the years college sports have been about the love of the game, filled with adrenaline moments. However, the following question still remains: Should college athletes get paid to play sports in college? Seemingly, this debate has been endless, yet the questions have gone unanswered. The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) plays a vital role in this debate. The NCAA is a billion dollar industry, but yet sees that the athlete should get paid for their hard work and dedication

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    Social Responsibility of Paying College Athletes” CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am

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    The world of collegiate athletics was founded upon the ideals of commercialism and is filled with talented athletes that contain tremendous amounts of potential. Unfortunately, in order to bring in revenue that serves as crucial funding for their universities nationwide, the NCAA exploits the talent of these players and justifies this action by assuming the disguise of “amateurism” while also managing to adopt an indistinct version of professionalism. Instead, the NCAA spends portions of its revenue

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    A Review of the Literature on “Pay for Play” in College Athletics by Sara J. Singleton EDU 7253 Legal Environment of Higher Education May 28, 2015 Abstract Because of recent court cases such as O’Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the issue of whether intercollegiate student-athletes should be compensated for their athletic appearances on behalf of colleges has been featured in the news and been the subject of much scholarly writing. This literature review will focus

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