College Athletes Should Not Be Paid

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Money and sports Collegiate athletes attend college to master their craft before going professional, and should not be paid. This also does not factor in other things such as injury and other issues that could arise. Colleges paying students to perform is not merited and would only cause more problems. Scholarships are important because they allow a student who could not usually attend college for free with the only requirement being that they play on the football team. That is why student athletes should not get paid, because they are already receiving a free education. Universities that would pay college football players would set a precedent that sports are more important than an education, which is why they should not get paid. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) of college football would be nothing without its players. The NCAA is broken up into three divisions, going from best known and talented universities in division one to the least known and talented universities in division three. Depending on the talent of the high school player he can pick from any of the three divisions. If that same player reaches the ultimate goal of a college football player, which is to be recruited to the Nation Football League (NFL) then that player is known as a Premium college player. The argument that college football student athletes originated from these divisions three schools. This is because those universities wish to make their Institutions seem more appealing to potential high school football recruits. The idea then began to accept at all colleges, but the NCAA does not allow direct payment from colleges to players. Universities then began trying to go around the rules and find other ways to compensate the players.... ... middle of paper ... ...es should not receive a salary, because they are already receiving a free education. Universities that would pay college football players would set a precedent that sports are more important than an education. Works cited Brown, Robert. "Do NFL Player Earnings Compensate for Monopsony Exploitation in College?." Journal of Sports Economics, 13.4 (2012): 393-405. Amato, Louis, John Gandar, and Richard Zuber. "The Impact of Proposition 48 on the Relationship Between Football Success and Football Player Graduation Rates." Journal of Sports Economics, 2.2 (2001): 101-112. Ferris, Eric, Mark Finster, and David McDonald. “Academic Fit of Student-athletes: An Analysis of Ncaa Division I-A Graduation Rates”. Research in Higher Education 45.6 (2004): 555–575. Web... Wilbon, Michael. “College Athletes Deserve to Be Paid.” Espn.com. ESPN, 18 July 2011. Web. 7 February 2012.

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