College Level Athletics Deserves Pay

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“[NCAA is] running a professional sports organization and I don’t think it’s fair that only one class of people is restricted to their expenses only and nothing more.” - Jay Bilas. The NCAA has amateurism rules which have been in place for years, but now they are being challenged by the court of law. On March 28, 2014, it was ruled that Northwestern University college athletes can unionize. Although Northwestern is a private school the ruling is still a major step in the fight for the payment of student athletes. Student athletes at the college level should be paid a standard salary based on the sport, and the quality of their play, and compensated for injuries that result from the sport. They should be paid because the NCAA makes a large sum of money as the employer of these athletes, while the athletes struggle through college on a treacherous schedule mixed with both academics and athletics, and do not get a fair deal.

NCAA is a business. The NCAA makes 11 billion dollars annually in revenue. More than both the NHL and the NBA. Both of which are professional athletic leagues, and the players for these leagues have salaries and the potential to make significant a significant sum of money. The average yearly salary of an NBA player is 5.15 million dollars, and the average annual salary for an NHL player is 2.4 million dollars. The average salary for a college athlete is currently 0 dollars. This should change because the main reason why the NCAA is doing so well is because of the athletes. The most essential components (i.e., the student athletes) within the business of the NCAA are not receiving anything besides an education in return for their effort, dedication and devotion to their school and sport. Fifty co...

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