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In the Article “NCAA Athlete Graduation Rates: Less than Meets the Eye” by E. Woodrow Eckard the author explains that the NCAA is telling the public that the student athletes have higher graduation rates than regular students. In this article it will discuss the NCAA’s misleading claims, the real evidence and claims and how the audience feels about the author’s statements. The Article itself explains that according to the NCAA, student athletes are “completing their bachelor’s degrees at…

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 acquiring a quality education is the first priority. In the collegiate model of sports, the young men and women competing on the field or court are students first, athletes second” (NCAA). The NCAA states that their college athletes are amateurs and this is the main reasoning they should not be…

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…

Throughout the entire BCS era the NCAA has had a set conduct that athletic programs and their student athletes have been required to follow. Among many challenges the NCAA faces is exacting appropriate punishment when individuals associated with a sports program violates NCAA rules. Oftentimes, punishment extends beyond the individual associated with the violation and impacts entire teams. Such examples include the famous “death penalty” SMU suffered in 1987, being ineligible for bowl play like…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, regulates various conferences and athletes within their affiliated leagues. The NCAA considers itself as a non-profit organization, yet the company runs very similar to a business. The NCAA has reportedly generated “over $11 billion in annual revenues” (Benedykciuk 2). Two of the most marketable sports, football and basketball, generate the most revenue based on viewership and advertisements. The athletes whom share a large part in…

Only few college sports bring in an ample amount of money this year; football and basketball provide the largest intake of money for the NCAA. Sadly, less popular sports like track, golf, bowling, etc. has a very low intake of money each year. Critics could state that the NCAA could choose to only fund the money making sports. The problem with this consumption is that not all athletes will be paid, which will lead to lawsuits. There are an abundance of negative reasons that college student…

With all due respect, I believe that the NCAA’S is not being morally justifiable under any circumstance. The National Collegiate Athletic Association earns numerous amounts of money through private businesses deals. It is such a shame how “wealthy” committees cannot even assist to pay student athletes towards their tuition, or at least their medical bills. The college athletes should have the right to get some sort of compensatory money for playing for their school. For instance, like some…

The Great Debate “NCAA is similar to a shareholder distribution plan. This “sharing of the wealth” is driven by television contracts with the organization for post-season football bowl championships.” [source needed here otherwise = plagiarism] Being an athlete in college is a semester-long commitment. College athletes dedicate 40-60 hours per week to their sport, which makes it impossible for them to get a job with medical benefits. College athletes should be paid to play sports because this…

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…