Why Do College Athletes Get Paid?

Over the past few years college athletics have gained tons of popularity and exposure all over America through television, the internet, and social media. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and participating colleges have earned increased revenues because of all the exposure that they have acquired. Even though the NCAA makes millions of dollars from sponsors, commercials, and tournaments, the players who play for the college teams receive no compensation whatsoever for all their hard work and dedication. Imagine being a dedicated worker working long hours far from home every single day, doing college work and studying for exams, bringing in millions of dollars to an employer and not getting paid at all for working hard. That is basically what all college athletes are going through when they work hard everyday in school, go to practice, win games on TV, and do not benefit from the profits that they helped earn for a revenue producing sport at a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) member institution. Anyone no …show more content…
The NCAA makes nearly $1 billion annually from their March Madness contract with CBS and Turner Broadcasting. The NCAA president made $1.7 million in 2012. The ten highest paid coaches in this year’s March Madness earn between $2,627,806 and $9,682,032.(Abdul)
Management argues that student-athletes receive academic scholarships and special training worth about $125,000. While that seems like generous compensation, it comes with some serious restrictions: College athletes on scholarship are not allowed to earn money beyond the scholarship. The NCAA allows the scholarship money to be applied only toward tuition, room and board, and required books. On average, this is about $3,200 short of what the student need. Academic scholarships provide for school supplies, transportation, and
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