College Athletes Should Get Paid
Big name college athletes as in, Terrelle Pryor, Johnny Manziel, Jameis Winston, and most recently Todd Gurley were fined and suspended for signing autographs or selling their autographs for money. College athletes should get paid enough to buy clothes, food, supplies, and that money could come from getting a piece of money made off of their merchandise. Some college athletes have no money to support themselves in college. College athletes should be paid because of the amount of time themselves and the school put into practicing or playing games, more students would stay in college instead of leaving to the pros for money, the money that the NCAA has available, and the student athletes do not get any share of money or benefits when anything with their name or number gets sold. …show more content…
A college athlete during season and even for the most part in the offseason, are busy all day and night with their responsibilities in school and with their sport. Some people don’t realize how hard they have to train and lift, on top of actually playing and maintaining the grade criteria in school. “A kid taking 18 hours of schooling while putting at least that in on the football field, you’re talking about a full-time job. Then you have to think about homework and film time. It’s extremely difficult“ (Muse). According to Stephen Cohen, Division I athletes who compete at the highest levels, sometimes put in akin to a 40-hour-plus workweek. Although NCAA rules limit formal training to 20 hours a week, loopholes allow other activities to take place. Some of these students will stay up all night trying to maintain a good grade after a long day of hard work on the field, or the weight
Big name college athletes as in, Terrelle Pryor, Johnny Manziel, Jameis Winston, and most recently Todd Gurley were fined and suspended for signing autographs or selling their autographs for money. College athletes should get paid enough to buy clothes, food, supplies, and that money could come from getting a piece of money made off of their merchandise. Some college athletes have no money to support themselves in college. College athletes should be paid because of the amount of time themselves and the school put into practicing or playing games, more students would stay in college instead of leaving to the pros for money, the money that the NCAA has available, and the student athletes do not get any share of money or benefits when anything with their name or number gets sold. …show more content…
A college athlete during season and even for the most part in the offseason, are busy all day and night with their responsibilities in school and with their sport. Some people don’t realize how hard they have to train and lift, on top of actually playing and maintaining the grade criteria in school. “A kid taking 18 hours of schooling while putting at least that in on the football field, you’re talking about a full-time job. Then you have to think about homework and film time. It’s extremely difficult“ (Muse). According to Stephen Cohen, Division I athletes who compete at the highest levels, sometimes put in akin to a 40-hour-plus workweek. Although NCAA rules limit formal training to 20 hours a week, loopholes allow other activities to take place. Some of these students will stay up all night trying to maintain a good grade after a long day of hard work on the field, or the weight