Summary: Should College Football Players Get Paid

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Some people have different opinions on if college football players should get paid or if they shouldn’t. My opinion is they should. I think they put a lot more effort and heart into playing than NFL players do that get paid. NFL players do it for the money. College players don’t play for money, they play to try and make it to the pros.
College football players should get paid so they can pay for their tuition if they didn’t get a full ride scholarship, and what if they are in practice or a game and they end up breaking their leg or ankle, and what if they don’t have the money to pay for the doctor bill and the surgery? And if they went to college to play basketball but also want to go for when they get out of college they would have money …show more content…

However, a person doesn’t go to college just to play football, though. As a matter, it would serve as an incentive for them to do better in school because they have to pass their classes in order to play and get paid.

Axel
I think that D1 college players should get paid money to play. Football brings in a lot of money for many schools and is watched all over the country. I think they should get paid enough for food and daily supplies. I think they should get some extra spending money because they bring in so much money for their school. If they have an away game they should be able to go out and do there thing that night and then give the bill to the school to pay for them. I think all college players should get paid the same amount so no one thinks they’re better than everyone else.

Frankie P
I think that college football players should get paid, but not a lot. The college football organization brings in a lot of money every year for the schools and I think they should thank the athletes by paying them a little bit of money now and then. They probably don’t have any time to have a part-time job between studying and workouts. Football is what they do and they need to be supplied with some sort of income if they do not have a job, especially when they are at away games because they have to buy their own …show more content…

64% of Americans think college football players should get paid. More than half of Americans think that college football players should get paid. They think they should because they work hard and they are on TV. students have to pay to go to school so they are already paying to play and should get something in return. College football players that are not getting paid should get some money.
Some college football players may be on commercials and get paid so it’s not really fair if they get paid but the other players don’t. So I think that college football players that aren’t in commercials and don’t get paid I think they should get paid. All the money that goes to football the coach gets and I don’t think its fair. All the coach does is coach the players, the players actually play the game and they risk getting hurt for life. I think that the college football players need to get paid.

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