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    The turning point of my college football career came early in my third year. At the end of the second practice of the season, in ninety-five-degree heat, our head coach decided to condition the entire team. Sharp, excruciating pain shot down my legs as he summoned us repeatedly to the line to run wind sprints. I collapsed as I turned the corner on the final sprint. Muscle spasms spread throughout my body, and I briefly passed out. Severely dehydrated, I was rushed to the hospital and quickly…

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    2023 season. Let's take it back though back to the beggining of the season. Our first game of the season was against Oklahoma, one of the best teams in the nation last year. Their running back S P. Ryan was one of the most brusing backs in college football. As soon as the game started we set the tone, on the kick off the returner attepmted to return the kick but was immidieatly stopped on the 21. As they started their drive they were gettinng about four yards a pop, so they were getting…

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    Should college football players get paid? Many people do not know college football players don’t get paid, they spend 44.8 hours a week on their sports with less class time and no time for a job. College players have been wanting a cut of the money because the lack of time for a job. Being a college football player is s fulltime job. College football players should get paid because some college kids are poor and is an unsafe job that can have a long term consequences it is a multimillion dollar…

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    College football players should be getting payed. It's just like a job so why shouldn’t they get payed? They work and put their time and effort into the sport but get no income. Also, they pay for equipment which means they are making an investment into this sport to. Not to mention, college is a time when money is low for students. Most students don’t have time for jobs which makes money a struggle. Having to balance out money for books and personal needs, it wouldn’t hurt to get some extra…

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    Do you think that college football players should get paid while still in college? There have been many debates on this topic with people thinking it will have a negative impact on the college football games like it will turn into the NFL (National Football League). Issues of gambling will come to people’s minds when paying college football players like point shaving. Many universities make a lot of money off their football programs. It’s fair to say that players should get some money from the…

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    Derrick Thomas is a hoss standing at 6’3” and 255 pounds. Derrick Thomas was once little though, believe it or not. Derrick was born in Miami, Florida in 1967. Thomas has been into football ever since a very young age of 3. Derrick was raised by his mother after his father was killed in an Air Force mission in Vietnam. Thomas is looked up to by many young kids and NFL players now, people want to be like him. Such as Von Miller who has been tearing it up just like Thomas did. Sadly, Derrick…

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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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    There are lots of issues in the sports world. One issue is whether college football players should get paid. Its an issue because that's their only source of income because playing college football is a year-round sport between workouts, practices and their games. Even though If they do not get paid, practice time may be interrupted by their working hours, They should get paid because They should get paid so that they are able to focus on the team, not on trying to find a job. and They should…

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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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    discuss racial in equity in sports, specifically, in college football, where African American coaches are underrepresented. Each article addresses the issue of racial equity from both end of the spectrum; the hiring process to the firing process. Finally, each article offers explains the impact of racial equity in college and offers solutions. A study by Kopkin (2014) examined the impact of race on the firing of black head coaches in major college football. The objective of the study was to show…

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