Taking into account the present-day price of college tuition, how wise would it be to gamble away a free education? Taking into account the basics of running a business, how wise would it be to hire more workers than your business can afford? Based on the answers to these questions alone, one would expect that it would be extremely unwise for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Universities apart of it to pay college athletes annual salaries. But, many people question, how would these players receive just compensation for all the revenue they bring in for both? Despite Universities and the NCAA profiting from their players, college athletes should ultimately not receive annual salaries because they are not professionals. In the past, college sports were very prevalent in the lives of small town folk as these teams were usually the highest level of sports in their town. But as the physical capability and overall …show more content…
With this growing fan base, Universities and the NCAA have seen a dramatic rise in revenue per year. But, although both are bringing in impressive amounts of revenue, the amount is still nowhere near enough to cover paying every NCAA athlete a salary. According to Cork Gaines, “nearly half of the Division I schools (44%) make less than $20 million, or more than $160 million less than Texas A&M and the University of Texas [in 2015]” (Gaines). Although Universities as a whole bring in a lot of money, it is very easy to notice that there is a major gap between the amount of revenue different Universities make. Based on both the fact that there is not enough money and that it is extremely difficult to distribute the money evenly (between Universities, sports, genders, etc.), athletes should also not be paid based on the fact that there is no economically efficient way of paying every athlete a