Athletic departments without a doubt bring in the most money out of any other organization on campus. Scholarships provided to athletes from a school’s financial perspective is a steal and a way to benefit from the laborers. College athletes are not allowed to make money off their name so why is the university, which already makes millions of dollars off athletes, allowed to sell merchandise with their likeness. College athletes should be paid because NCAA athletics makes more than professional sport teams, their scholarships are less than the amount the school makes off of them and colleges exploit their athletes by selling merchandise pertaining to them.
College athletics make more money than even professional sports. Joe Nocero said, “[T]he hypocrisy that permeates big-time college sports takes your breath away. College football and men’s basketball have become such huge commercial enterprises that together they generate more than $6 billion in annual revenue, more than the National Basketball Association. A top college coach can make as much or more than a professional coach; Ohio State just agreed to pay Urban Meyer $24 million over six years” (Van Rheenen, 552). Athletes never see a dime of that money that people pay to come and see them. …show more content…
“The average for non-resident undergrad tuition based on these four fine universities would be $29,671” (Jennings). These four colleges include the University of Texas, University of Oregon, University of Michigan and University of Southern California. With this number in mind, football will be used in the following example. Over four years with a total of 85 football players per team at an average of $29,671 a year its still only equals $9,860,000 a team, which is less than one percent of the revenue from which the school makes. With these numbers just from college football players it shows one example of universities exploiting their
College athletics make more money than even professional sports. Joe Nocero said, “[T]he hypocrisy that permeates big-time college sports takes your breath away. College football and men’s basketball have become such huge commercial enterprises that together they generate more than $6 billion in annual revenue, more than the National Basketball Association. A top college coach can make as much or more than a professional coach; Ohio State just agreed to pay Urban Meyer $24 million over six years” (Van Rheenen, 552). Athletes never see a dime of that money that people pay to come and see them. …show more content…
“The average for non-resident undergrad tuition based on these four fine universities would be $29,671” (Jennings). These four colleges include the University of Texas, University of Oregon, University of Michigan and University of Southern California. With this number in mind, football will be used in the following example. Over four years with a total of 85 football players per team at an average of $29,671 a year its still only equals $9,860,000 a team, which is less than one percent of the revenue from which the school makes. With these numbers just from college football players it shows one example of universities exploiting their