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Should College Athletes be Paid?
By: Sarah Katlyn Anthony English 1102 Research Presentation
Background
There are two sides to all arguments Some say that college athletes should be paid for several reasons. The spend hours training, preforming, and making money for their university and the NCAA. They are the reason stadiums are packed on game night, and they deserve their fair share of the revenue. The other side argues that athletes are getting to experience the college live for free in addition to getting to play the sport that they love. They get to travel with the team, and also have person tutors in all of their classes.
Background
Athletes are mad at the NCAA because they are making millions of dollars yearly off of their likeness; however, players never see a dime of that money. I can see both sides of the argument because I agree that its unfair that the NCAA is profiting off of talented individuals. However, they are getting numerous handouts that most college kids would love to have. For example, a free education.
Benefits of being a Division I College Athlete

Full academic scholarship, room and board, textbooks, and all other expenses covered Private specialized academic tutors and personal student athletic guidance counselors Priority registration Having a team of friends already at school when you get there.
Disadvantages of being a College Athlete

Missing class for away games Risk of injury Sometimes view as the Star on campus and not just a normal college student You spend several hours daily in the gym, leaving little time for any other activities.
In many cases you are and athlete first, than a student.
Current NCAA Lawsuit

The lawsuit is in regards to student athletes generating millions of dollars for universitys and the NCAA and not be paid for their services. OBannon v. NCAA, fights that players are entitled to a portion of the revenue the NCAA makes each season off of their likeness. The NCAA claims that the additional money made from more popular events like mens basketball and football are used to fund less profitable national championships like volleyball and softball.
Continued NCAA Lawsuit

Close to 24 former football and mens basketball stars have taken part in the lawsuit against the NCAA. If the lawsuit is passed thousand of other names will be added to that list. All outcomes could reconstruct college athletics. I want the way the NCAA does business I want that to change, OBannon said.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/money-and-march-madness/ncaa-lawsuit-asksshould-student-athletes-be-paid/
NCAA
This website shows the argument of why college athletes think that they should be paid for their services. They feel that are are not valued by the NCAA, and that the NCAA just uses them to make money. Than turns right back around and puts tight restrictions on players to try and keep them grounded. Players want to be paid because they feel like they are the ones producing a lot of the money. If it weren't for them there would be not sports. Meaning that there would be no income.
NCAA Scandal:Jay Bilas

Jay Bilas caught the NCAA selling merchandise that represented specific players back in August. He typed Nerlens Noel into the search bar of ShopNCAASports.com, and numerous blue and white Kentucky items appeared on the screen. He repeated the same process with the name Tajh Boyd, and a sea of Clemson orange and white filled his screen. Bilas screenshoted his findings and revealed them to the public through a serious of tweets. The NCAA immediately denied allegations and shutdown the website.
Jay Bilas
Bilass findings may have not been such a big deal if the NCAA hadn't said on numerous occasions that they dont promote individual players, but rather universities as a whole. When Jay typed specific players names into the search and got results, the NCAAs story was invalided.
http://www.policymic.com/articles/58551/jay-bilas-twitter-rampage-proves-the-ncaa-shamelesslyexploits-student-athletes
Jay Bilas
This website is another example of the NCAA profiting of of players, but players not getting anything in return. The NCAA immediately deactivating there merchandise website was a big indicator that they were definitely guilty of something.
Should College Athletes Be Paid to Play? By Kenneth J. Cooper

Is being a college athlete more of a job or an extracurricular activity. Law professors at Michigan State say that its definitely a job. "There are more demands put on these young men than any employee of the university, (qtd. Robert McCormick) They argue that athletes dont have free range of majors, due to practice schedules. They are athletes first. Their schedules are created around their athletic career.
http://ehis.ebscohost.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/ehost/detail?sid=b52de1b5-ecce-44b9-9123243028030b74%40sessionmgr114&vid=1&hid=109&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT 1zaXRl#db=f6h&AN=61868556
Should college athletes be paid to play?

My paper discusses both sides of the argument in-depth. However, I believe that the college athletes should not be paid. They make the choice to play college sports and they are getting educated for free for it. Nevertheless, I disagree with the NCAA profits off of players likeness. The NCAA should not be able to sale anything that advertises specific players.
Work-Cited
Reliable website - NCAA. NCAA Lawsuit Asks, Should
Student-Athletes Be Paid? PBS. PBS, 20 June 2013. Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/money-andmarch-madness/ncaa-lawsuit-asks-should-student-athletes-bepaid/>.
Reliable website - Demas, Nicholas. "Jay Bilas Twitter

Rampage Proves the NCAA Shamelessly Exploits Student Athletes." PolicyMic. Insidesocal, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2013. <http://www.policymic.com/articles/58551/jay-bilas-twitterrampage-proves-the-ncaa-shamelessly-exploits-studentathletes>.
Developed Article - COOPER, KENNETH J. "Should College

Athletes Be Paid To Play?." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 28.10 (2011): 12. MasterFILE Complete. Web. 14 Oct. 2013.

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Should College Athletes be Paid?

By: Sarah Katlyn Anthony English 1102 Research Presentation

Benefits of being a Division I College Athlete

Disadvantages of being a College Athlete

In many cases you are and athlete first, than a student.

Current NCAA Lawsuit

Continued NCAA Lawsuit

NCAA Scandal:Jay Bilas

Should College Athletes Be Paid to Play? By Kenneth J. Cooper

Should college athletes be paid to play?

Reliable website - Demas, Nicholas. "Jay Bilas Twitter

Developed Article - COOPER, KENNETH J. "Should College

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