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College Athletes Should Be Paid Essay

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In the late 1800’s, football at the time was very much physical sport then what it is now, but from 1900 to 1905, the sport accumulated 45 deaths. President Theodore Roosevelt threatened Harvard, Yale, and Princeton with possible bans unless changes were made immediately . The growth of college football began rising more from 1920-1940. During that time the educational system was taking heat. Mid 1900s athletes were regularly recruited.1948, the “Sanity Code” was in place, it limited financial aid for athletes to tuition and fees, and required that aid otherwise be given based on need. The code was modified to allow athletic scholarships cover all college expenses. Schools were still having a problem with offering athletic scholarships. After …show more content…

The “one and done” rule is the NBA rule that forbids a high school prospect going directly to the pros straight out of high school and that eligible players MUST stay for one year to eligible for the pros(One and Done: An Academic Tragedy). The majority of college athletes live below the poverty line in college or coming into college. When an athlete who hasn’t had anything all his life and feels that he has the will and feel like his skills are good enough to play at the next level and he can support his family and give back to them to what they couldn't receive as a kid they’re going to take their shot and risk their education for money because of their upbringing. Many athletes come from the inner city where poverty and murder is huge. Their families were poor where they couldn’t make ends meet. Them going pro and obtaining that large amount of money is basically a “thank you’’ to the support system they had and all the sacrifices during their upbringing A big part of freshman leaving comes down to money. If a player goes pro after one year and doesn't turn successful he doesn’t have that backup plan which would be his degree, so staying all four years would prepare the athletes correctly for the pros. If players are paid, more athletes would finish their degrees and the percentage of freshman who leave after their first year of eligibility will decrease

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