Last year, over 5,000 athletes had somebody else do their homework, and coaches encouraged it. Colleges generally spend 79 million dollars each year on sports, and even after The Syracuse Scandal and other academic frauds, the funding only continues to grow. Since the colleges pour large funds into the teams, the athletes often are able to cut corners in education. College sports are definitely a terrible investment for universities as they discourage education, drain university funds, and gives athletes unfair advantages over everyone else.
Intercollegiate sports discourage education for the athletes, which is often not beneficial to the athletes themselves. Most college athletes have to devote 40-60 hours each week to practice, plus recovering, “working out, and attending team meetings” (“College Football is Ruining Education” S. Almond, newsrepublic.com). This greatly limits the amount of time that they have to study
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College athletes sometimes have criminal records, but the NCAA doesn’t check them. Viliseni Fauonuku, a college athlete was one of his coach’s favorite players, but he had been arrested for two felony accounts for robbery. Yet Viliseni was offered multiple scholarships by the universities, despite his violent background. In great contrast, normal students have to go through rigorous background checks to get scholarships. This encourages athletes to break the law. Jason Douglas, a player for the Pugs, was driving under influence. He pleaded not guilty, and “Hey I play for Pug football...please don’t arrest me” (“College Football and Crime”, T. Bonus, si.com). Douglas was hoping that the authorities would let him go scot free since he played for the Pugs, but they still arrested him, and let him off lightly. This is definitely wrong, but also dangerous. With athletes committing crimes and authorities letting them off lightly, universities are not as safe as they could