Summary: College Athlete

5 a.m.- Anthony Gill wakes up to his IPhone alarm knowing that he better eat something quick so he will not throw up last night’s ramen noodle dinner on the track. The coaches were still mad about some of the other players skipping class the previous day, so the entire team running was the solution. After hitting the showers and grabbing his books, he was off to class. Legs numb he sat through class and was ready to board the bus at 1 p.m. to take off for round one of the NCAA tournament. “March Madness generated upwards of a billion dollars in revenue in 2015”(Huma). “Also the program surpassed previous viewing records and was third watched event in T.V. history behind two super bowls”(Huma). All the athletes receive no monetary compensation.

The scandal consisted of some mobsters, a couple of bookkeepers, and three players. Rick Kuhn headed the operation on the player side. Kuhn needed a way to make some cash because he could not find the time for a job. His job description stated that he should purposely lose games or keep the scoring margins down so the mobster’s bets would win. But Kuhn could not do the job alone; instead he incorporated “best friend” Jim Sweeny and the Boston College’s best player and leading scorer Ernie Cobb. Long story short Kuhn and the mobsters were indicted into prison for point-shaving basketball games, and the criminals received sentences up to life in prison. More recently in 2010, star Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, and other players got suspended for four games for selling their Ohio State memorabilia and using their persona to get discounted services like getting tattoos. Pryor had to pay 2,500 in retribution for these

(ESV Study Bible 1 Tim. 5:18)” In the case of the college athletes’ they are the laborer because they are bringing in money and viewers, and without them the colleges’ and universities’ sports programs become nothing. With this as the final scenario, all the schools would not bring in as much money to support their school. If the laborer deserves his wages, and the athletes are laborers for their respected schools, than the verdict is that athletes should receive compensation for their work. Also, in Luke chapter 10 verse 7 states, “And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house”(ESV Bible Luke 10:7). Again, the text states that the laborer deserves his wages, and the college athlete’s deserve their wages for their