The question is should college athletes be paid? This question floats around in most people’s head, but it never seems to find its way into a serious discussion. Allen Sack(see sources), a former college and professional football player said this about paying college athletes, “ No matter their economic circumstances, college scholarship athletes, almost universally agree that there needs to be a way for money to find its way into their hands legitimately.” This brings us to this paper. Should college athletes be paid? The answer should be yes although there are some very good reasons why college athletes should not make money playing their sport. Three reasons college athletes should not be paid are College athletics is to enrich the educational
