According to the study, “in 2005 a draft ready football player is worth $495,000 and a draft ready basketball player is worth over $1.4 million to the NCAA respectively” (Povich 4). Given that the average cost for 4 years at a private institution is around $128,000, you can see a discrepancy. The fact of the matter is that a college athlete is obviously way more valuable than a college education. So why can’t something be done about this? Can student-athletes be paid fairly for how much they are actually
According to the study, “in 2005 a draft ready football player is worth $495,000 and a draft ready basketball player is worth over $1.4 million to the NCAA respectively” (Povich 4). Given that the average cost for 4 years at a private institution is around $128,000, you can see a discrepancy. The fact of the matter is that a college athlete is obviously way more valuable than a college education. So why can’t something be done about this? Can student-athletes be paid fairly for how much they are actually