Ryan Vanderfords’ article published in the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal explores this issue of whether or not college athletes should be paid beyond what they receive in scholarships. Vanderford is currently a law associate at a law firm in Los Angeles, California. He played sports throughout high school and college, so the author can relate to this topic. The payment of college athletes has become a more prominent issue in today’s society then it has been in the past. He argues that at major universities, student athletes help the school generate their revenue and therefore should be paid.
College Varsity Athletes Should be Paid In this paper, I argue that college varsity athletes should be paid for playing sports that bring in revenue. In particular, College football and basketball because they bring in the majority of the revenue for the schools. The revenue accomplished by college sports programs continues to increase, due to the growth in interest of the NCAA basketball tournament and the college football playoffs (Berry III, Page 270). Throughout the past few years, one of the main topics debated in college sports is whether or not the athletes should be paid.
You find one prime example of this when looking into the University of North Carolina academic scandal. The university was more concerned about making sure the athletes were eligible to play and would be able to represent the school. In an Article about the case,U.S Justice Department Official, Kenneth Wainstein stated the “office administrator Deborah Crowder typically handed out assignments then high grades after only a scan of the work” (Ganim and Sayers). In the report done by CNN written by Sara Ganim and Devon Sayers, they discuss the University of North Carolina offering “paper classes” and how “advisers funneled athletes into the program to keep them eligible.” (Ganim and Sayers)
College sports is one of the best-known entertainments around the world. But for the athletes, they are students first then athletes second. For college student-athletes, there are a variety of scholarships and grants to help pay for college or college debt. However, some critics say that student-athletes should be paid a salary like pro athletes would, with help from scholarships or grants. The authors of, College Athletes are being Educated, not Exploited, Val Ackerman and Larry Scott, argue that student-athletes are already paid by free education and other necessities.
Mike says”Students all over the world work hard at the sport that true love and don’t get a lot in return for it”. While college athletes may not exactly be employees, they are more than just students. Consider the life of a student-athlete, though. The average Division I football player dedicates over 43hours per week to his sport, meaning that he spends more than a typical American work-week training and playing football, in addition to his class work. Their work, which generates exorbitant amounts of money year in and year out, deserves Compensation.
College players miss more class time playing at NCAA events, therefore they don't get enough class time. College athletes should be paid for all the things they give up. College players put themselves at risk each game they play. Everyone gots to realize that college sports are not P.E it's a job.
Introduction In the last couple decades there has been a stir that has arised in the presence of college sports: should college athletes be paid? There are many controversial topics and discussions that takes place when talking about whether or not college athletes should be paid? The answer to this question is very difficult and will be argued continuously for many years. It has been an idea ever since sports have existed in college. These topics have many different opinions based on people’s different backgrounds, beliefs, and economic status.
Many college athletes go uncompensated for the fame and profits brought to the college because of their victories, and half of the well known colleges wouldn’t be as well known as they are without their sports teams, yet they still aren’t paid for their efforts. College athletes deserve a pay because not all of them paid for their tuition, many of they got into the college that they are in now because of a scholarship. Some teams are treated like employees in a large company. “Because they are already essentially paid to play, they deserve the same rights and benefits as other employees, including medical benefits, workers' compensation when injured, and the right to use their God-given talents to build some financial security for their families while still in college.”
Student-athletes are expected to do well in their individual sports while also trying to keep their GPA and academic careers up to par with the other non-athletes at the university. The athletes have to practice, go to meetings, travel and do everything that involves their sport, leaving very little time for them to study or get a part time job to make money. With so many things to do. In the world of college sports you hear of young athletes in college overworked to death, in the last 24 years there have been 22 athletes who have died from overexertion. Many college athletes don’t go pro, here are some statistics from Exact Sports.
Throughout the years, Division I college athletes have been putting incredible amounts of blood, sweat, tears, and time into their respective sports. These athletes, most of whom have played their sport since they were children, have dedicated huge amounts of their lives to build their talent that they showcase to the entire nation. Despite this hard work, most athletes still play for the love of the game, college sports have been transformed into an industry or business to promote or profit the schools that they play for. Players are somewhat compensated by receiving full rides to schools, however the NCAA makes significantly more than the average amount of money they provide the athletes for a full ride and many believe they should be paid more along with their scholarships. With a popularized understanding of the way NCAA sports function in recent years, the question arises: Should college athletes be paid for playing?
There is so much time focused on their sports it’s hard for college athletes to be strong students as well. I would like to explore both sides of this argument, those who believe college athletes should be paid, as well as those who believe these athletes shouldn’t be paid. At the moment I am unsure of what side I will take, but I believe this is a highly debated topic with strong opinions for both sides. This question is problematic because it would change college athletics completely.
Even though the college athletes have not reached the professional level yet, they are still required to work at their sports like a professional does. Diggs, a UT football player says, my whole life in college has been revolved around football. Basically my schedule is school, workouts or practice, and sleep. I don’t have much personal time to myself except for weekends and that’s if I’m lucky (Diggs). Student athletes are focusing on an education as well as their sport; whereas professionals are just focusing on their sport.
College athletes put in a lot of time, effort, and work into the sport they’ve played since they were young, but they aren’t getting paid for it. These student athletes deserve to be paid because they put in countless hours of hard work and balance sports with school work. The first reason athletes in college do deserve to be compensated is because they don 't have time to fit in work with a school and athletic schedule. College athletes don’t have time to get a real job. Student athletes have a very busy schedule, they don’t have time to fit in a job.
At this point in my essay, the big question is why does college administrators continue to enroll the highly recruited athlete-students in their institutions of higher learning knowing their education shortcomings. The answer to the question is lots of money. From 2012 to the present, NCAA annual revenue is estimated over $800 million dollars (NCAA n.p.). The African-American athlete-student generates millions of dollars in sales for colleges that use their name, image and likeness; therefore, these so called “blue chips” athlete are highly recruit by colleges’ athletic programs as early as middle schools (Bateman 796).
In today’s age, it is very common for collegiate athletes to only attend college for one year before going to the pros. This issue is most prominent in the sports of basketball and football. Since 2006, only 51 college basketball athletes have gone pro after one season at their respective schools. LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, two of basketball’s finest, both skipped college before heading to the NBA. In doing this, players could gain an advantage by beginning their professional careers early.
