Why Student Athletes Should Be Paid

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and basketball programs help fund non-revenue athletic programs. However, the fact of the matter is that, compared to the amount of revenue that student athletes generate for their colleges, what they receive in return is very small. The NCAA claims that “compensating student-athletes would destroy competitive balance in college sports.”(text #1) But, it doesn’t consider the other possible less restrictive options to maintain competitive balance. So here is the point: if the NCAA, coaches, and athletic directors can earn huge sums of money from the student-athletes, shouldn’t student-athletes have a piece of the pie too?
The problem is that some people believe that a scholarship should be payment enough. After all, a scholarship can be easily worth $15,000 - $25,000 or more per year, plus a career after college that can be worth a million dollars over a lifetime. But, players are essentially working full-time athletes while going to school. Former Georgia tailback ...

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