board it may not be enough to keep that athlete financially afloat. While these scholarships only cover tuition, room and board, these athletes have expenses that cannot be covered through their scholarship money such as transportation if the athletes do not stay on campus or travel expenses to return home during breaks to see their families. Also there are other personal expenses such as laundry, separate bills apart from the university, and any entertainment money. Division I athletes do not have the same amount of time to get jobs like other college students because they are putting in any time not devoted to classes and schoolwork on the field, so the athletes are left with no money to cover these expenses. The NCAA is making enough money …show more content…
The NCAA has strict bylaws that keep college players from receiving payment. “12.1.2.1 Prohibited Forms of Pay. “Pay,” as used in Bylaw 12.1.2 above, includes, but is not limited to, the following: 12.1.2.1.1 Salary, Gratuity or Compensation. Any direct or indirect salary, gratuity or comparable compensation” (13). This rule is the major reason athletes are unable to receive a salary or stipend of any kind. Another reason these athletes are unable to receive payments is because they are looked at as student who do not play on a professional level. The NCAA by-laws states that, “…a professional athlete is one who receives any kind of payment, directly or indirectly, for athletics participation except as permitted by the governing legislation of the Association” (12). The NCAA has evaded paying these athletes for so long because under the NCAA guidelines these athletes are students that have “amateur status” and do not qualify for compensation…The NCAA must update their regulations and consider paying these athletes so they can have money aside from their scholarship to provide themselves with other necessities such as clothing, travel expenses and anything else they could need that their scholarship cannot take care