Analysis: Why College Athletes Should Be Paid

Now, in the 21st century, Sports is no longer just about fun and games. Sports are considered a business and college sports are no different. College athletics are becoming more and more like the professional leagues except for one big issue, money. A new American dream of making a huge living in sports at both the collegiate and professional level is rapidly growing. NCAA has paid millions into a fund for in-need athletes to cover clothing purchases, emergency travel, and medical expenses. The problem with this is that all schools are not privileged to pay their players, leaving their players with low income to pay for housing, food, int..., because their lives revolve around the sport that they play. College athletes devote so much time and …show more content…
“There’s a huge college sports economy that for the most part the athletes are left out of... The myth of amateurism has to go. If the NCAA isn’t going to pay the athletes directly, a lot of things would have to be worked out then at least administrators have to stop telling college athletes that they can’t earn money from outside sources.” (Solutions regarding Paying) The final reason why college athletes should be paid is that of the N.C.A.A. a profit of over millions of dollars off athletes in different ways. Why should the N.C.A.A. get paid for someone else hard work? The N.C.A.A. makes an annual profit of $750 million each year just off of television contracts (Vecsey). They also make money off of an athlete by selling their jersey. This is very unfair that an athlete’s jersey is sold but they make no money off of it. Recently an athlete tried to sell his own shoes and got in trouble for it, that is very unfair. Athletes should be able to make compensation off their own …show more content…
Since the athletes are such a big part of college life and make up a large part of the universities finances, they should then be paid. College sports will always be a big money maker for big-time universities and colleges. Instead of the people who are in charge of the organization making all the money, they should have some of their salaries cut in order to give the student-athletes a specific amount of money for each semester they participate in a sport.They should take better care of their athletes by paying them for their services. While it may seem odd and unjust to pay college athletes to some, the reality is that compensation of such athletes is a necessity not only to keep competition at a steady level in college athletics but also to encourage students to graduate and get their college degrees. The truth of the matter is that many college athletes are already being paid under the table which creates a black market that is not only illegal but is also unfair to universities that abide by NCAA regulations. Universities are exploiting these students and allowing them not to receive any revenue that they clearly earned. The N.C.A.A makes money off of each student-athlete while the athlete receives no compensation for his or her