Compensating College Athletes
In today's world of big-time college athletics there are huge amounts of revenue being brought into the universities by athletes. However, some of the athletes that make the money for their schools can't even afford to buy the team sweatshirt that they are making popular. Thus, it is difficult for the athletes to resist the temptation of accepting compensation for their performances. Not surprisingly, the media is filled with stories of the NCAA scandals and allegations surrounding star athletes receiving money and gifts from agents, advertisers, coaches, and even colleges. I believe that NCAA college athletes should be compensated because of the large amounts of revenue they generate for their schools. If they were compensated, it could deter athletes from entering the draft before graduation. Since the NCAA prohibits athletes from having a job during the school year, these players need some type of income. First, the amount of money generated by college athletics is staggering. For example, the Miami Hurricanes football team raised $517 million for their school in a five-year period of time (Wolff, "Broken" 25). Similarly, the Washington Huskies football program earns $1.4 million in television revenue yearly (Looney 43). Dick
Mel Levine, a sports agent from Miami, also believes that, "College football players, bred and nutured in the principles of capitalism and the spirit of equality for all, want their piece of the euphemistic pie." (118). Half Time Report. ESPN-TV. Jan. 1995. --- "Broken Beyond Repair." Sports Illustrated 12 June 1995: 20-26. Steptoe, Sonja, and E.M. Swift. "Anatomy of a Scandal." Sports Illustrated 18 May 1994: 18-28. ... we live in a capitalistic society. We believe, as a nation, that people should benefit from the fruits of their labors. There is nothing so dramatically different about college sports or college athletes that should cause this basic national belief to be suspended. Big time college athletes should get some of that money. (23) Wolff, Alexander. "An Honest Wage." Sports Illustrated 30 May 1994: 98.
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