Collegiate wrestling

To get an understanding of the significance of interscholastic competition at the collegiate level, simply turn on the television on a Saturday morning during college football. The sponsors, fans, pageantry, etc., is astronomical and continues to grow exponentially. Undoubtedly, college athletics is “big business” and is often viewed as a separate entity. Duke professor of public policy, economics and law, Charles T. Clotfelter, offers an interesting viewpoint on college athletics, stating…

Over the past few years college athletics have gained tons of popularity and exposure all over America through television, the internet, and social media. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and participating colleges have earned increased revenues because of all the exposure that they have acquired. Even though the NCAA makes millions of dollars from sponsors, commercials, and tournaments, the players who play for the college teams receive no compensation whatsoever for all…

College sport is a lucrative business that generates more than eleven billion dollars in revenue every year. Furthermore, according to Mark Edelman from U.S. News claims, “Fifty colleges report annual revenues that exceed $50 million. Meanwhile, five colleges report annual revenues that exceed $100 million.” However, even with millions of dollars, college athletes are not compensated for their arduous dedication and effort. Many people have been supporting the NCAA with their regulations of…

issue too. College athletes have the problem where they do not get paid to play the sport. This is a big problem because the athletes in college do the same work as pros in the league and put their bodies on the line. For example, in the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the NCAA, athletes have to train hard every day, and play games every day and they do not get paid for it, while the NBA does: In the 2013 NCAA tournament Louisville player Kevin Ware suffered a horrific injury to his…

Mr. Houck, I am sure you have received a plethora of emails about the defensive issues surrounding the University of Oklahoma football team, however I think I may have solved the team’s issue; a man by the name of Alex Grinch. Mr. Grinch is currently the defensive coordinator for the Washington State Cougars, after taking over the job in 2015. I took the following passage from the Washington State athletics website, “The Washington State defense saw rapid improvement in 2015 under Grinch who…

At most colleges, athletics are a key source of income and contribute to attracting new students to their schools. Colleges depend on their athletes to go out and make a name for their schools, to represent the institution and programs so well that every student in the country will want to attend that particular university. Some people believe that giving an athlete a paycheck every month is ridiculous considering the fact that most of these athletes are already receiving full scholarships. What…

The main subject that I’ve chosen correlates to regulations being changed in regards to payment of college athletes. I would focus my attention on the NCAA governing body, government and the public in a persuasive paper to achieve a wide-ranging group of onlookers who may have a concern in this matter. I chose this subject because in light of the facts of this issue I accept change in how the NCAA view amateurism needs to be modified. Additionally, how its governing body should compensate the…

Scandals occur regularly in college athletics.(( Ravi Lulla, 10 Worst Scandals in NCAA History, Bleacher Report (Sept. 28, 2011)) While some of the scandals are truly horrific and break society’s laws (see Jerry Sandusky), others on their face seem relatively minor.(( Jerry Sandusky’s Son Alleges Even Worse Abuse, USA Today (July 18, 2014), http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2014/07/18/jerry-sandusky-son-matthew-alleges-even-worse-abuse/12823231/.)) These violations generally consist…

Zach Aswegan Ms. Brewster English 1 5 October 2015 Truth behind paying NCAA athletes “BAM” a linebacker nailes the running back and causes a fumble which leads to a touchdown, they win the game. What people didn’t see was the running back got injured. The running back is trying to make a career in football but has to play good in college first. Since, he got injured he won’t be able to make it to the major leagues. So, all the work he put into the sport without getting paid just got lost.…

Summary of “College Athletes Need to Be Compensated for Efforts In “College Athletes Need to be Compensated for the Efforts” published in the University Wire, which was written by Eric He who asked, why college athletes do not get paid when the university gains so much from the athlete. He argues that college athletes should be compensated for what they do and should be given more then just a scholarship. He explains how the Kessler, the quarterback for the University of Southern California,…