Canadian Colleges Athletic Association

Do we want to enforce and monitor these types of recruiting activities? Do you agree with the findings of the NCAA Public Infractions Report? Yes, I believe these activities should be enforced and monitored. There are many reasons why rules and laws are written. One reason is because something was taken to far, blown out of portion, pushed to the max. In this particular scenario it was recruiting. I think that the laws in place are fair, because personally it would be hard for me to penalize a…

2.9 billion dollars in scholarships each year to around 150,000 students. That means that the single student is receiving approximately $19,000 in scholarships in their 4 years at college. There is no need to pay a college athlete excess money for they already receive enough. According to the Hamilton project a college scholar with a degree earns an average of $1.19 million over their entire career which is twice that of the average high school graduate. As athletes are given this education…

College sports has gained some serious popularity among Americans these past several decades. This has led into increased profits for the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the participating colleges which have fueled the debate if these college athletes of today should be compensated in other ways other than their athletic scholarships. College athletes being compensated for their on the field performances is quite absurd since they are receiving a free or nearly free education at a…

to the college path is because I could have corporate options. corporate options are like big company like coca cola and pepsi or Target. All of these big companies offer financial aid to a lot of college base students. There are many ways you could start your corporate scholarship, just by starting with a friends family or making your own family. Many times when you get a scholarship in this, hot big companies give scholarships to the children of the employees for their future in college. I…

cover the cost of college for students. Critics don't criticize the participants. But they do criticize athletes for…

Because of all the controversy about paying college athletes, many court cases are beginning to arise due to former players realizing that the NCAA’s rules and guidelines are unfair. Two students on the Northwestern football team created a petition to be able to unionize and be compensated for their play, however, the National Labor Relation Board declined to give jurisdiction in their case (“N.L.R.B. Rejects Northwestern Football”). Although the board denied compensation for athletes, their…

Every time that a college football player steps on the field, he is risking his life. In the more extreme cases, we see paralysis and even death on the field. However the real detriment to the players, are the hundreds of concussions, both reported and hidden, suffered over…

The controversy of whether college athletes should be paid or not is a significant issue in the sports world, today. In this issue there are two different sides the NCAA and then their college athletes. The main reason the NCAA states they will not pay their college athletes is because they are ‘amateurs’. According to the NCAA, “Amateur competition is a bedrock principle of college athletics and the NCAA. Maintaining amateurism is crucial to preserving an academic environment in which…

Popularity plays a big role in college football being better than pro football. In 2015, there have been more viewers watching college football games than pro games. Here is a fact, in 2015, the New Year's Six college football bowls had more viewers than the top six most viewed NFL playoff games (Adgate). On December 31, 2014, and January 1, 2015, six major college football bowls took place on ESPN (Linshi). The six included the inaugural college football playoff semifinal games and four…

The college profits in view of the competitors. Previous Texas A& M Quaterback Johnny Manziel For instance there was a case amid his opportunity at Texas A&M where he was suspended ( for a half against a second rate opponent ) for purportedly offering merchindise with his signature on it. As indicated by NCAA standing rule 12.5.2.1, players are prohibited from allowing "the utilization of his or her name or picture to publicize, suggest or advance specifically the deal or utilization of a…