College athletes should get paid.
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NCAA admits that a full scholarship does not cover the basic necessities for a student athlete.
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NCAA does not require schools to pay for sports related injuries
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Student athletes have to pay out of their pocket for medical bills
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University recruiters mislead high school recruits by offering them 4 year scholarships but NCAA doesn't allow 4 year scholarships
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It is immoral to allow students to eliminate a students scholarship because they can't perform
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Student athletes put their lives on the line to pursuit and become successful of their schools athletic program
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Student athletes should have the same rights to secure employment
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Secure employment could help graduation rates
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They should get a cut of the profits universities make by marketing their image
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Tim Tebow set records for football
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Tim Tebow brought millions of dollars to his university
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Money Tim Tebow made went to the coaches not the players
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Scholarships doesn't secure health coverage for all sports related workouts
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Ultimate goal for students isn't a scholarship its a degree
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Without an education to fall back on they, college athletes,don't have anywhere to go
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Coaches get paid a lot for work athletes do
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Athletes make the school rich
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Most athletes shouldn't be in college they are just there for the game
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Athletes need money if they aren't going to get their degree
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Money and chance of playing in the professionals are their dreams
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Universities steal from athletes
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The athletes get credit while universities get money
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College athletes can't unionize with out getting paid
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The graduation rate for Division I football players hovers around 50% while men's basketball players graduate at a rate of about 40%
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In addition, the NCAA should work to reduce games that take place during the week
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Several deaths in college football off-seasons highlight the need for year round safety requirements that provide an adequate level of protections for student-athletes from all sports
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Secure employment will allow universities to retain the most talented athletes for the duration of their eligibility
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Universities take away a team's post-season eligibility for the inappropriate actions of boosters
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The NCAA currently gives universities power in determining whether to allow student-athletes to abstain athletic eligibility after transferring
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Student-athletes that participate in football, basketball, and hockey are denied the one time no penalty transfer option that is offered to student-athletes of other sports
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For most athletes, successful educational pursuit would have to wait until their playing days were over
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The organization of players may be a good idea if it provides a more equitable distribution of money to athletes
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Athletes feel that they are being exploited because they bring in greater money to their schools than the cost of the benefits
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The purpose of big time college sports has little if anything to do with the educational mission of the schools
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Top college athletes have a full-time commitment to their sport
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Athletes receive compensation for tuition and books, housing in collegiate facilities, and sometimes financial assistance from boosters
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There is no direct payment to athletes in the form of a wage, and an athlete's outside earnings are limited to $2,000 per year
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Their "scholarships" are based on their playing skills and entertainment value, not on academic capability
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Colleges do not always look out for the best interests of their players academically, and players can fall through
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Three out of five football players who play in Royal-Memorial Stadium do not receive a degree from any institution of higher education within six years
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It saves NBA teams millions of dollars in salaries rising stars would receive while they are being developed. College athletes work for scholarship stipend money
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There are also student-athletes who have to leave school early because they do not have enough money to continue
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If student-athletes get paid, they will remain in school and complete their education
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Some of these student-athletes do not qualify for such loans, so there is still a gap between the money they get and the total cost of attendance
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Players may not accept special benefits or money from schools for anything other than scholarships or books
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College athletes at big sports schools should be paid because they bring schools so much revenue through ticket sales, advertising, and television deals
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If it weren't for the athletes college athletics would not even exist
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Colleges offer employment in other areas, so why not in athletics
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Student athletes are often unable to work part-time jobs, because in addition to training and playing in games, they are full-time students who must earn passing grades to stay in school.
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Kids could play as professionals and give up the joke idea that they are really students who happen to have professional level athletic skills
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