Student Athlete Compensation:
4 years a slave Every year, College sports bring in millions and millions of dollars to their respected universities, yet 70% of college athletes struggle financially in life after college. A typical student in college has a job that helps them maintain a steady income,, but this is not the case for student athletes. Student athletes are not receiving any type of income, they are being exploited by their college and the NCAA and universities are making millions of dollars but where does it all go? The players earning money for the school are the very ones putting in hard work and putting their body on the line. …show more content…
Many of the athletes that do manage to go to the next level, will have little to no chance to make it long term. The odds are all against them, injuries, bad performance or poor recruitment will make college athletics seem like a waste of time. They are making no income at all and focusing on a short term goal to win games for their school.
“college students are practicing 4o hours a week, that is more than what an average student
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works, but they continue to receive no pay “ (Nocera, The New York Times), Schools are exploiting its athletes for their love of the game. Many say, they can get money off endorsement or their last name, why don’t they do that? The thing is the student athletes are controlled by the
NCAA. There is no way that a student athlete can make any type of income doing that. If the
NCAA sees this they will suspend the player and maybe even expel him or her. The system is rigged, yet people are still alright with the fact that colleges are feeding off of the players. This
4 years a slave Every year, College sports bring in millions and millions of dollars to their respected universities, yet 70% of college athletes struggle financially in life after college. A typical student in college has a job that helps them maintain a steady income,, but this is not the case for student athletes. Student athletes are not receiving any type of income, they are being exploited by their college and the NCAA and universities are making millions of dollars but where does it all go? The players earning money for the school are the very ones putting in hard work and putting their body on the line. …show more content…
Many of the athletes that do manage to go to the next level, will have little to no chance to make it long term. The odds are all against them, injuries, bad performance or poor recruitment will make college athletics seem like a waste of time. They are making no income at all and focusing on a short term goal to win games for their school.
“college students are practicing 4o hours a week, that is more than what an average student
Romero 2
works, but they continue to receive no pay “ (Nocera, The New York Times), Schools are exploiting its athletes for their love of the game. Many say, they can get money off endorsement or their last name, why don’t they do that? The thing is the student athletes are controlled by the
NCAA. There is no way that a student athlete can make any type of income doing that. If the
NCAA sees this they will suspend the player and maybe even expel him or her. The system is rigged, yet people are still alright with the fact that colleges are feeding off of the players. This