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The world of sports has grown larger than life over the past century, especially in college. Being a collegiate athlete is, without question, the hardest athletic profession in the world. Not only are students devoted to their sport, which requires an obscene amount of time of preparation, but they are also devoted to their school work. And the award they receive for their hard work? Of course there are the great memories, friendships made, “free education”, or national championships, but are theses students receiving their fair share? Should college athletes be paid? It is a question that has been asked, but never truly answered. College athletes should be paid for their work. I even have the perfect system to see that college athletes get their fair share- Pay up! It’s that simple.

Being a college athlete is one of the most difficult lifestyles to maintain. It’s very hard to endure, mentally and physically. Collegiate sports have become more and more competitive, demanding more time of the individuals involved with them to devote more of their time and energy to maintaining a competitive edge. In the professional football league, also referred to as the NFL, pre season training doesn’t start until late March following the NFL draft. The first preseason football game isn’t held until the second week of August. In between that time players meet 5 days a week, sometimes six, in preparation for the upcoming season. On average a practice can last for about 8 to 9 hours with a few breaks in between. It doesn’t seem that bad considering the fact that these guys make millions of dollars a year.

Now let’s journey into the life of a collegiate athlete. First of all, the off season worko...

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...at steak such as; coaches jobs, university funds, Alumni support, ect. “According to IRS tax regulations; college athletes should be considered employees” (Anthony). In addition to the money colligate sports programs are responsible for bringing in, universities rely heavily on sports programs to bring in new students every year. These are just more jobs a student athlete does, whether he or she wants to or not.

My proposed solution to solving this problem is simple. Just pay student athletes the money they deserve. Pat Oakes-Melvin states in an online article, “The amount a student should be paid depend on whether the athlete participates in a revenue or non-revenue producing sport” (Anthony). Students who play sports that don’t bring in any revenue should be allowed to work. They would then be able to support themselves outside of their scholarships.

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