It’s Time to Pay College Athletes

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College athletes should be paid because of the huge amount of money being made off of the use of their athletic ability. The college basketball and football games that everyone watches on TV is no longer just a game, it is a business. The colleges and arenas hosting such events are not doing it solely for the love of sport, they are doing it for the money that will flow generously into their banking accounts. The coaches also, they are not volunteers, they are not there just for their love of the game, coaching is their job. The athletic directors, coaching staff, and event staff are all doing their job to put food on the table. The fans are watching the game, the players, the ones who are making huge sacrifices to be on the court. The athletes are the only ones in this circle of business who are putting in the hours, maybe even the most hours, and not getting a paycheck. It is time for a change, the fans, the players, and the NCAA is ready for it, it just has to be done. However, there are those out there fighting the other side of this battle, saying there is no need for these student athletes to be paid. Both sides have good points but one of them has great points. The idea of paying college athletes to come to a certain is not a new one, colleges have been giving incentives since the beginning. As Dennis Johnson and John Acquaviva said in “The Sports Journal” in the early nineties, athletes were often paid or given incentives by schools to play for them(par.5). They mentioned that there were times when athletes in games were not even enrolled in the school they were playing for(par.5). Johnson and Acquaviva also quoted Howard Savage who did a study in 1929 where he came up with the conclusion that “alumni devices for recruit... ... middle of paper ... ...07 Feb. 2014. Dirlam, Zach. “College Football.” Bleacher Report. Turner Sports Network. 3 Apr. 2013. Web. 07 Feb. 2014. Gregory, Sean. “TIME Cover Story: It’s Time to Pay College Athletes.” Time Magazine. New Haven. 16 Sep. 2013. Web. 7 Feb. 2014. Johnson, Dennis A. Ed. D. and John Acquaviva, Ph.D. “The Sport Journal.” The Sport Journal. United States Sports Academy, 15 June. United States Sports Academy, 15 June. 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. Lepore, Steve. Personal Interview. 24 Feb. 2014. Maher, Jonathan. “College Athletes Should Be Paid Exactly This Much.” Bloomberg Business Week. Bloomberg, 02 Jan. 2014. Web. 06 Feb. 2014. Riper, Tom Van. “Sorry Time Magazine: Colleges Have No Reason To Pay Athletes.” Forbes. Forbes Magazine. 06 Sept. 2013. Web. 04 Feb. 2014 “Should NCAA Athletes Be Paid?” US News. U.S. News and World Report, Apr. 2013. Web. 05 Feb. 2014.

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