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agreement to have an agent market the player’s athletic ability or reputation in that sport.” [source citation] College athletes had title taken away for taking anything from anyone. However, people of the opposing viewpoint argue student athletes receive scholarships, which can value anywhere from $100,000 to $200,000 for four years and is more than enough money to take care of them until they are out of school. “Mark Murphy, Director of Athletics at Northwestern University, who participated…

extraordinarily important that these problems are addressed and solved in the near future to ensure the survival of college sports. Players are not being treated fairly, and they will not be content forever. Colleges and the National Collegiate Athletic Association must answer for themselves this question: are they are willing to lose their lucrative sports over a relatively insignificant amount of…

For many years, playing sports in college was merely part of the curriculum, done for the love of the game. But things have changed dramatically and this paper argues that today, college and university athletes should be paid. Discussion There was a time when playing college football or other sports was something young people did because it was fun and because it took some skill to make the teams. A person on the football team was important, a sort of hero to his classmates. Over time,…

Memorabilia In American colleges and universities, student athletes spend many hours in strengthening and conditioning, practicing, and competing in their sports of choice. In return, some of them have the benefit of attending college by way of athletic scholarships. However, some do not have scholarship opportunities and have to meet college expenses in other ways. In my opinion, college athletes should definitely be paid for playing time and autographed sports memorabilia as a way to help…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is an amazing non-profit organizations that help athletes make their dreams come true. This is including the nearly 2.7 billion dollars of scholarships given this year (NCAA.org). While college athletes are bringing in thousands of dollars they see none of it for their hard work. According to NCAA.org, NCAA is a member led organization whose purpose is to focus on the well-being and success of college athletes. While the NCAA may say they focus on…

normal student’s face these same issues, being involved in on campus clubs and other ordeals those normal students face no one truly has a lot of time to get a job. Athletes have built in connections that non-athletes do not have, so being on an athletic team is by far more advantageous then simply being a student. So why should student athletes be the only students benefitting monetarily for their hard work (College Athletes). No one is enslaving nor, “forcing these athlete-students to play…

According to the article “Pay to Play,” many college athletes receive scholarship money, but most athletic scholarships do not even cover a full tuition for the athlete (Bagaria, Akash, and Birkenes) When the NCAA first allowed colleges to grant scholarships, it was awarded to athletes for all four years, but now scholarships are renewed on a yearly basis…

Rough Draft: Compensating a Deserving Athlete In order to reduce the unfair treatment of college athletes, the National College Athletic Association should compensate their student-athletes because they spend time on a sport that is equal to a full time job, also the athletes must maintain steady production in order to keep their scholarship, because they must provide a good amount of revenue for the schools they play for. College athletes live a lifestyle that has no time for leisure. They…

Universities need the athletic program just as much as athletes need the athletic program. Although colleges benefit more from the relationship, the only route for athletes is through the university. By having college sports, a university is able to market the athletic department as a reason to come as well as a make a profit from the department. On the other hand, athletes have the chance to study and broaden their knowledge; practice and play against the best athletes; access to the best…

College athletes go to college for an education, and to learn. But there is one question that keeps getting asked, and this question is very controversial. The question that people keep asking can cause a lot of trouble. There is no reason this question should even be brought up. There are tons of opinions about it, and a lot of them differ. The question is, “Should collegiate athletes be paid?” That is a pretty simple question, but that is where the chaos starts. Although some people believe…