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    the article “College Football: Don’t Pander to Bettors,” the Christian Science Monitor editorial board argues that ESPN should have its coverage of college football cater less to those who might be gambling on the games. The article foolishly notes that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) stands against betting on college sports, but that despite this stance ESPN has begun to provide “cover alerts” and other betting-related information during its broadcasts of college games. It…

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    face many obstacles to make his dream a reality. Born in Pensacola, Florida, he was an outstanding football player in high school, which later on grew up to play football at the University of Florida. Emmitt Smith married Patricia Southall on April 22, 2000. He has three kids Rheagan Smith, Skylar Smith, and Emmitt Smith IV. After his football career, Smith returned as a contestant on the television show Dancing with the Stars. Early Years Emmitt Smith was born May 15, 1969, in Pensacola,…

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    Corey Gamble is an American talent manager and television popular personality with a net worth of $2.5 million. He is known for a romantic relationship with celebrity mom Kris Jenner. Biography & Wiki Corey gamble is born on November 10, 1980. He started primary education in Atlanta, GA. The birth sign of Corey Gamble is Scorpio. He is very good football player since school and college time. He attended Westlake high school and Morehouse College in Atlanta. He works for Justin Bieber’s manager…

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    College athletes should be paid because of the large amounts of revenue that they produce for their school (Futterman; Sack; Thomson; Coterell). The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is one of the most anticipated and viewed events of the year. Recently, the NCAA extended its media rights deal with CBS and Turner Sports through 2024 for a record $10.6 billion (Futterman 1). That’s an average of $720 million a year (Futterman 1). Despite being the primary reason for this television deal and…

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    and energetic American player. He was well known for is for is stunning performance as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Born on September 2, 1948, in the Shreveport in the state of Louisiana USA, Terry was very talented in football, athletics, and academics. He exhibited a very remarkable performance in these fields. Therefore, he began his career after college when he was selected by Pittsburgh Steelers. After getting this chance, he worked hard to bring fame to the team and…

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    Why should college football players be paid? There are many universities that are well known for their football teams, such as Louisiana State University, Florida State University, and Alabama State University, which generate $100 million annually. Some schools wouldn 't be as popular as they are without those teams, which make millions of dollars for their schools. Football teams should be paid because players bring colleges a lot of money, they are often seriously injured, and they 're…

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    The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and colleges around the country are experiencing record highs in both television ratings and revenue. Over 1200 colleges and universities have united as members of the NCAA. Together they set and enforce the rules governing collegiate athletics. The ones forced to live by these rules are the student-athletes. The term “student athlete” was invented by the NCAA in the 1950s to prevent the NCAA from providing money to those filing workers-comp…

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    Colleges and universities make substantial amount of money each year just from football players alone. Even though all athletes make money for their college I will remain on the topic of football for this paper. Football players can get hurt playing the sport just for the fans entertainment. Let's say a college football player gets hurt and needs to pay for medical bills. We need to pay college football players. The universities and colleges make major amounts of money from the football players…

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    Roger Stokoe Goodell Net Worth Introduction: Roger Stokoe Goodell is an American businessman and who is the Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL). Roger was elected over four finalists for the position as the successor of retiring Paul Tagliabue(August 8, 2006). He officially commenced his tenure on September 1, 2006 before the beginning of the 2006, NFL season. According to commentators Roger Goodell, he is "the most powerful man in sports." He has a total worth of $34.1 million.…

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    and loser. But there is one business that is unmatched in its disparity between winners and loser, and that is the business of college football. The last time this country saw such a wide gap between people benefiting from a business while others suffered was back in the 1920s when we did not have labor laws and employers could pay workers next to nothing. But college football is even worse than that because universities pay absolutely nothing to their stars on the field while they poll in…

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