Your Name Professor Miller English 106 11 April 2008 Paying College Athletes
College sports have gained a lot of positive attention over the past couple of years due to the athletes’ passion and desire for the sports. Being nationally televised and making it deep into big tournaments can rack up a lot of wealth that colleges and universities can respectively cash in. Only the schools and sponsors of these profiting tournaments and bowl games collect the profits that athletes bring in and it is not fair. The athletes do not garner any benefits for the timeless hours and dedication they put into their sports. College athletes should be paid because they bring in an extensive amount of money and publicity to colleges and This not including the money made off of the athletes that are not covered by deserved scholarships. Because of the attention universities get from the athletes playing at these schools and the money they bring indirectly due to incoming students, athletes should receive compensation: Consider the fact that various college sports produce millions of dollars for collegiate athletic programs, many people believe these athletes are being taken advantage of. If the average scholarship is worth $20,000 a year, but the university receives $70,000 a year in revenue per scholarship athlete, the university will profit $50,000 a year for each scholarship or in other words, $200,000 over a four year period (Riffle 1). This is just another way athletes bring in money to their schools and also make money for them yet they still aren’t being catered to. Imagine that they are fifteen guys on a basketball team. $200,000 from each of them would accumulate three million dollars assuming they all stay for four years. These numbers would be greater for teams that have more players such as football. Athletes should be paid for the exposure they bring to universities. Collegiate sports require a lot from players both physically and mentally which also takes up a lot of their time in their already busy lives and schedules. This prevents athletes from going out and
Terrill Paying College Athletes? College athlete’s are the most hardest working individuals around today. They have brutal practices, they play very intense games, and their college course’s are very difficult. The average amount of time a college athlete practice’s is forty hours, the same amount as a full time job. College athlete’s carry a tremendous weight on their shoulders. College Athlete’s should get paid for their performances because it is their full time job. College athlete’s…
Javari Parker Jr. CP English February 4, 2013 Do you ever wonder if paying college athletes would benefit not just the athletes but, also the fans of the team? Absolutely it would by keeping everyone’s favorite players in school for all four year of their eligibility. That would also increase the fan support and competitiveness of each program while gaining and keeping fans. Paying the colleges athletes would obviously help out the young adults too by helping them buy necessities the scholarship…
Paying College Athletes The schedule of a college athlete is rough, but it is what they have always dreamed of doing. It is going to practice, then going to class, then back to practice. That doesn’t include all the sports events that they have to travel to. Most of the time they travel to different states, some across the country, to play a game. For most of college athletes it’s for the love of the game. College athletes receive many benefits from their university such as scholarship money, meals…
2014. College athletes should not be paid to play Many students find it the best way to earn money and leave education behind. Sports are necessary but there should be schedules for playing sports and studying. A college student represents his or her institution and it is their responsibility to play with honesty and devotion. Many students go into the athletes/sports thinking of the money and the popularity, which in turn catapult them to lucrative carrier down the road. College athletes should…
Paying Collegiate Athletes College athletics is a billion dollar corrupt organization. From the NCAA Division 1 rulebook, article 12 “Pay is the receipt of funds, awards or benefits not permitted by the governing legislation of the association for participation in athletics”. The rules state that in the current system athletes are not allowed to receive money from Universities but it is happening anyways. Since the paying of collegiate athletes is likely to continue even with the rules in place…
Paying College Athletes Tyler Branch wrote captivating article in The Atlantic titled “The Shame of College Sports” which included a disturbing story about the treatment of a college athlete. In 1974, running back Kent Waldrep suffered paralysis after a hard tackle during a game while attending Texas Christian University (TCU). The university paid his medical bill for nine months, but then refused to pay anymore expenses because of his “student athlete” status. For sixteen years his family battled…
Composition and Speech Essay #1 01/25/2013 Paying College Athletes Paying college athletes has been a controversial topic since… well since college athletics was started; Especially once sports started becoming broadcasted and televised nationally. And even more so once colleges were present in big games (bowl games, March Madness, and other championships) and being compensated for them. Colleges should pay college athletes because the athletes are making the college money, and do not have time for a job…
Anthony Lariccia Ms. Crowll English 1551 April 8, 2014 The stir in the NCAA versus the athletes is an ongoing topic and is being brought to the surface of attention on the brightest of stages on everyday news stations. Across the United States there are supporters of paying the college athletes and then there are the old school conventional fans. Some of the supporters can look into the revenue teams are bringing in through jersey sales, television broadcasts and also the match ups verse certain…
zyblee Don't Pay for Play! Does someone who gets to go to college for free, never having to pay a penny deserve to be paid for playing college sports? No, paying college athletes is just a bad idea. “There are way too many logistical, economic, and legal hurdles that would have to be erased before college athletes could ever be paid” (Ryder). The numbers that ESPN gives can be a little deceiving. Although popular sports such as football and basketball bring in millions of dollars, for most universities…
