Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Should College Athletes be Paid?

After reading arguments going both ways, I have come to the conclusion that student athletes should not be paid.  They already are getting media attention that will make it more likely for them to be picked up by a professional team.  This gives them the advantage they need in life to get their desired salary later in life, so there is no need to pay them while still in college.  I agree with Allen Sack's argument that these student athletes are still students.  The NCAA should not pay their players because it takes away from the academic aspect of college.  They already get scholarships up the ying-yang, so why do they need a salary on top of that?

3 comments:

  1. Agreed. If they are good enough to go on to a professional league thats when they will get their pay.

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  2. You made a good point when you said that it might distract them from their schooling.

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  3. But the University is making so much money off of them and their name? Is that fair?

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