Cam Newton, A.J. Green, Reggie Bush, and Dez Bryant, these athletes have one thing in common other than being ridiculously talented college athletes. Each of these college stars were accused of violating the NCAA’s rules regarding college players and their off-field antics. Some of these players were accused of receiving in the upwards of 200,000 dollars to play at the university they were recruited to, others were suspended for selling their jerseys for just a few hundred dollars. Dez Bryant was ineligible for some of his Oklahoma State season for not cutting of relations with former superstar cornerback, Deion Sanders. This could’ve possible cost Dez Bryant the Heisman Trophy Award therefore, causing him to lose major draft stock in the NFL draft. Luckily none of these men let these allegations put a dent in their career, however who knows what could’ve been for the careers of countless other young athletes who made silly mistakes much like these. The question people need
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Putting basketball and football players in college not only would help the game and the players, but it makes sense. In college playing sports is their job and it is ludicrous that they are receiving nothing back after all they have done for the program and college sports as a whole. Many critics will call it unfair and claim the athletes are incapable of handling that amount of money, but what makes them so sure that just a year later they will have everything all together. As a fan of the University of Illinois I do not experience many one and done players that schools like Duke, Kentucky, or UCLA do. Myers Leonard was the last one that came to the program and he was nothing special. Just a solid college bigman and now a bench center in the NBA. Paying athletes at the college level will not only benefit them but it will greatly enhance the college game and make it that much more exciting to
Putting basketball and football players in college not only would help the game and the players, but it makes sense. In college playing sports is their job and it is ludicrous that they are receiving nothing back after all they have done for the program and college sports as a whole. Many critics will call it unfair and claim the athletes are incapable of handling that amount of money, but what makes them so sure that just a year later they will have everything all together. As a fan of the University of Illinois I do not experience many one and done players that schools like Duke, Kentucky, or UCLA do. Myers Leonard was the last one that came to the program and he was nothing special. Just a solid college bigman and now a bench center in the NBA. Paying athletes at the college level will not only benefit them but it will greatly enhance the college game and make it that much more exciting to