NCAA athletes took the NCAA to court. Ed O’Bannon, a former NCAA athlete, led the charge for the student athletes. O’Bannon argued that the athletes are being taken advantage of because the schools make millions off of the players’ likeness, meaning the schools make money on selling a jersey, or bobble head of the players and the players deserve some of that money and it should be put into a trust fund for the player. Judge Claudia Wilkin decided the O’Bannon case and gave the athletes everything they wanted in 2014, but in a court of repeals the ruling was reversed and the college just had to pay for the full cost of attendance at the university and did not have to pay for the trust of each athlete (Nocera). This was a small step for college
There is currently nothing systematically in place to provide funds to the sports athletes who generate so much for the universities, and the revenue continues to climb for the NCAA, as they claim a scholarship is sufficient enough even the playing field amongst universities and their athletes and stress that the uproar will change college sports forever. The public has seen the exploitation of these athletes and are asking questions regarding the legitimacy of the structure and are now demanding these athletes be compensated for there hard work. So as the money skyrockets for the NCAA, the athletes are left needing amendments to the power structure that has held them down for so long; in order to change this Congress must step in make sure
"There are hungry nights that I go to bed starving." says Shabazz Napier, a champion basketball player for the University of Connecticut. "There 's hungry nights and I 'm not able to eat and I still got to play up to my capabilities" ("Fox Sports"). Many student athletes share Napier 's struggle. Chris Conley, a football player for the University of Georgia, attests that if he needs clothes or shoes, he has to sacrifice his food money and face going hungry (Aued). One would think that given these unacceptable yet commonplace problems, the universities simply couldn 't afford to help their players obtain basic needs, right?
Should college athletes be paid, or should they just be happy with the scholarship they are given? In the article “Why College Athletes Should Be Paid”, the author Tyson Hartnett claims that college athletes deserve to be paid. In the article, he states, “A $25,000 scholarship may seem like a lot of money, but it really only covers the basics” (Hartnett par. 5). Hartnett feels that college athletes deserve a salary because they are “typically dead broke” (Hartnett par. 9), even though they bring lots of attention and money to their schools.
In the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) there is one major question that surrounds the athletes as well as the administration of the organization. Should athletes receive compensation for their duties as college athletes? For the past decade it has been said that the NCAA athletes are the “work horse” for bringing in the majority of the money and recognition to college athletic departments. If these individuals do happen to take money from anyone in return for their athletic participation they can be severely punish even as far as getting expelled from the team and getting their scholarship revoked. These athletes feel as though they should be reimbursed for the sport memorabilia being sold on their behalf.
Athletes risk potentially debilitating effects to their personal lives by playing collegiate sports, according to Grand Canyon University’s article “Should College Athletes Be Paid?” This problem leads to many people wondering why collegiate athletes still play sports. In the article “The Effects of Compensation for NCAA Athletes” by Mykel Kinard, he explains how the NCAA has been pocketing billions of dollars and profiting off of athletes’ NIL without allowing athletes to legally receive compensation for decades. Another reason athlete compensation is in question is because of how it’s power used to be abused. For example, in 2018, Deandre Ayton, a five-star recruit, accepted a scholarship to play at The University of Arizona.
According to New Direction in Public Opinion, Ideology can be defined as, “shared belief systems that reflect some groups understanding of the social world and its vision of what that world should ideally look like” (Berinsky, A., 2012). Ideology relates to the issue of college athletes being paid in several ways, one side being, political elites such as the NCAA’s ideological views on the topic and one side being the college athletes of the NCAA. The NCAA is the political elite of college athletics.. The NCAA holds the position that collegiate athletes are considered amateur athletes and it should be illegal to receive compensation for their actions on the field. NCAA President Mark Emmert echoed this in 2014 when he said “The overwhelming majority of student-athletes, across all sports, play college athletics as part of their educational experience and for the love of their sport — not to be paid a salary.”
Are they students or employees? They spend more time with the sport than in school. Student athletes should be acknowledged for their performances. College athletes should be paid to play because they bring money into the school, advertisement, and they perform the same tasks of pros. College kids bring in thousands of dollars every game day.
Should college athletes be paid? Annotated Bibliography Benedykiuck, Mike. “The Blue Line: College athletes should be paid.” Dailyfreepress.
After Tim Tebow set records in the National Football League, won championships, and brought in millions of dollars to the school, staff, coaches, and athletic department, Tebow went home with nothing. An average of seventy million people watch college sports every year. Now imagine how much money is put into college sports each year. None of this money goes to the athletes that make the game happen. While none of these athletes receive payment for their hard work on the field or court, nine football coaches will be paid at least a total of a million dollars in compensation each year (Eitzen).
The NCAA has made a profit on the careers of young college athletes across all sports for decades, with players being forbidden from earning money based on their name image and likeness up until 2 years ago. The NCAA needs to continue to allow college athletes to earn money based on their name image and likeness and it is the right thing to do based on recruiting strategies by coaches, players’ commitment to the sport, as well as the players’ background. The NCAA needs to continue to allow college athletes to earn money based on their name, image, and likeness, and it is the right thing to do based on recruiting strategies by coaches. New Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders recently said during an interview when asked about scouting defensive lineman “Defensive linemen, it’s totally opposite — single mama, trying to get it, he’s on free lunch…. I’m talking about just trying to make it.
After graduating from High School one may choose to further his or her education through college. People do this for many reasons. Some people do it for professional benefits, while others do it for sports athletics. This paper will be focusing on those who do go to college for athletic benefits. Specifically, this is focusing on how these college athletes do not get paid and why they should be paid.
Taking a look at the average college student, should they be paid for what they are studying? Probably not. Then why should college athletes be paid? They shouldn 't get paid just because of their athletic ability. They shouldn 't be paid because they are students, not professionals.
At an NCAA convention in January, a panel of 15 student-athletes and 65 schools in football-driven leagues passed a resolution adding stipends to athlete scholarships to cover all other expenses a full scholarship doesn’t cover (Sherman). Many disagree with this, while others believe we are taking a step in the right direction. The debate on paying college athletes has been ongoing since the early 1900’s (“Point/Counterpoint”). There are many people who say we shouldn’t give student-athletes extra money because a free ride to college is more than enough payment. They say that the universities offer more than an educations: concerts, lecture series by prominent people, on-stage productions, movies, intramural sports, and fitness facilities
Did you know that the average wage of a pro athlete in the NFL is 2.1 million dollars per year and also that the average wage for a pro athlete playing in the NBA is 6.2 million dollars (Hourani)? Many athletes around the world are making crazy amounts of money just by having fun. For example, Tom Brady makes an astonishing 20.5 million dollars per year (Greenberg). Many people strongly disagree with pro athletes getting paid 10 times as much as doctors, teachers, and firefighters who risk their lives every single day. On the other hand, many people believe that athletes deserve their salaries they earn.
