Should College Athletes get Paid

For years, Division I athletes have been pouring their hearts out day after day, week after week, to protect the pride and tradition of their universities. With television contracts and shoe deals alone, the athletes are really bringing in the money and other forms of revenue. Sure, you can say that the typical athletes scholarship is enough to compensate, but are they? A true athlete plays the game simply because he loves it. When you’…

…decision to play but because of rulings of the NCAA prohibiting athletes to hold jobs. How else do they make money? The athlete’s main accomplishments go unnoticed and the dedication to the school is unappreciated. The paying of athletes would not be a paycheck but rather a stipend for the entertainment and flash (money) that they bring along with them to the University. Bibliography Jones, p223; "College Life" Harry, P22; "Deal with the money"