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Smith College sports economist, Andrew Zimbalist, says one way would be to cap the compensation of coaches and athletic directors. He has also called for players to receive more benefits, like health insurance, and to reap outside income from their image and likeness. He suggests a salary cap on coaches, athletic directors, AND players. They should also be given a minimum salary. One university might want to offer a star halfback $40,000, while another might…

The world of men’s college athletics is intense; full of testosterone infused, ultra-competitive athletes and corrupt coaches all vying for a spot in the nation’s biggest championships. So what does this amount to? A friendly bunch of folks all participating in games for the fun of it? While this might be the case for few, the majority of college athletics is much more complex than that. It is a billion dollar business, fueled by a few thousand young men with the carrot of their lifelong…

In recent years, the sports world has become plagued with unethical and immoral scandals. A study conducted by Burton, Peachey, and Wells (2017) evaluates the role of servant leadership in creating and maintaining a more ethical climate within collegiate sports. With scandals such as Jerry Sandusky's sexual misconduct at Penn State, academic scandals in various schools, sexual misconduct at Baylor, Maimi and others, it leads one to realize the collegiate sports culture needs a drastic overhaul…

Transporting college student-athletes safely is a one of the biggest issues that administrators face today. Failing to provide safe and dependable transportation can leave a school and administrators at risk for a lawsuit. According to Sharp, Moorman, and Claussen (2014) there are four issues that are related to proper transportation, they are the selection of competent drivers, selection of a safe mode of travel, the proper maintenance of vehicles, and proper training of drivers. If an…

College athletics have gained extensive popularity among Americans over the past few decades. This has resulted in an increase in cash flow for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The enormous amount of money being made off of college sports has led to the question whether students should be getting paid for their performance. The NCAA, as a whole, makes $6 billion annually. But the players themselves don’t get a dime of the money. These athletes devote about 43.3 hours per week…

NCAA’s most strict and controversial topics is that of amateurism. The NCAA states “Student athletes shall be amateurs in an intercollegiate sport”, defining amateur as someone who has never been paid (or signed an agreement to get paid) for their athletic talents, or played in a professional event (NCAA Division 1 Manual, sec. 12.1.2). The NCAA expresses student athletes should go to college “primarily for the aspect of higher education” and play sports for “the physical, mental and social…

My professional and personal goal is to pursue an MBA from CSU global. My work ethic and drive in my personal life and professional activities have been the driving forces behind my success. An MBA from CSU global would allow my work ethic and technical skills to be parallel, without having one overshadowed by the other. Professionally speaking, my college does not jump off the page on my resume. The University at Albany may not be recognized nationally, however I received a top-notch…

Topic: Should College Football Player Be Paid? Sometime it is easy to answer yes or no to some questions, but there is more to answering this question. Moreover this has been a national topic over the years. With the many sacrifices the college athletes are making with their body, time, talents, emotional, mental and physical energy, they deserve to be paid. Can anyone imagine working and not getting paid in our American culture, where nothing is actually free; especially when others are getting…

Intercollegiate Athletics: A Worthwhile Pursuit Working in the intercollegiate sports sector is challenging due to academic integrity issues and complying with NCAA rules and regulations. Just ask John Bailey, who was interviewed via email on September 28th, 2016 at 12:30 p.m., due to the experience, expertise, and advice he can offer someone pursuing a career in intercollegiate athletics. Ultimately, although contending with academic integrity and complying with NCAA rules and regulations is…

Should college athletes, specifically in a division 1, revenue producing sports be receiving payment from the university in exchange for their performance? This is the essential question being asked in these research studies. Student athletes are provided scholarships and other incentives for playing a division 1 sport, but is it really enough to cover the cost of their tuition and personal expenses? There are a vast amount of opinions on this issue; ranging from yes or no that student athletes…