College Athlete Pay

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Is College Athlete receiving payment important for Student Athlete to get through college. Or is this whole topic irrelevant because College Athletes are already on a scholarship? This topic is important because it gives Student Athletes a chance to get extra money for their personal needs. Also this topic is very controversial to our society today and has been making a lot of commotion for College Athlete for years. One Side believes College Athletes should not receive payment for playing a sport because many people think that they’re already on a scholarship so they’re are being paid through that scholarship. Also being a College Athlete is not a job it’s a privilege because of the free education. Another side believe that College Athlete …show more content…

Many athlete have their personal need that they need money for to help them get through college. This is mainly for the women athlete because they have many personal issue that involve their body. My first quote states “Huma says that Edwards gave an interview to a radio program and mentioned that he sometimes couldn't afford to buy all the food he needed to maintain his playing weight”. ("The college-athlete pay case that nearly didn't happen."( (parag.33). This quote show how many football player need to maintain or gain a certain weight to remain on the team or in their position. Not only football player but many other sport player need a certain amount of food to keep their weight or nutrition. My second quote states “His story of struggling financially a decade after leaving school was the essence of what the plaintiffs were fighting for in court”. ( "The college-athlete pay case that nearly didn't happen.") (parag.66). This quote shows how even after their college living they leave with nothing and end up in debt because they did not have any help. Also they can learn how to save money to become successful in the future. My third quote states quote “When players go straight from college to making millions of dollars, the do not have the know how to manage it correctly.”(7 Most Notable Pros and Cons of Paying College Athletes). This quote show how we still have personal problem …show more content…

In this generation NCAA turned into one of the most successful business in the world. All because of the College Athlete the NCAA is is making billions, so why can’t the college athlete get paid a little of money they are making. My first quote states “College football and men's basketball generate revenues of more than $6 billion every year. Yet not one penny goes toward paying the people who make the sports possible: the student athletes.” (Pay to play: should college athletes be paid?(parag. 5). This quote provided how Just 2 sport make about 6 billion dollars a year which will help many of the athlete if they give back. Also show how much value these player are to the NCAA. My second quote states “it is only reasonable that student athletes have a share in the millions of dollars that their sports businesses bring in.”(Pay to play: should college athletes be paid?(parag. 4). This quote proves that the NCAA is kind of hoarding their money from the student. which can help them in a long run. My third quote states “O'Bannon was sitting at a friend's house watching himself in a video game when the wheels began to turn: Why, he wondered, is my image being used years after I'm out of college to make money for someone else?” ("The college-athlete pay case that nearly didn't happen.") ( parag. 6). This quote provided an evidence to support my argument. Today athlete are still

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