College Athlete Paper

One of the most common arguments regarding sports in the United States today is whether or not college athletes should be paid. A majority of these college athletes receive scholarship money and grants from the school that they have been recruited by. These scholarship packages pay for the students’ tuition, books, meal plan, room and board fees. Because these athletes are given these things, many people may ask, “What more do they need?” Along with that question, another problem with paying them is, “where would all the money come from?” Which athletes should get paid the most? There are way too many issues that would occur if these athletes were paid, so the best solution is to not pay them. The main reason why college athletes should not get paid is because they already have everything they need and more; and, the schools do not have the money for it.

In reality, college athletes technically are already being “paid”. The athletes receive scholarships and grants from the school that they decide to sign with. They receive sponsorships, meals, and transportation. Jason Whitlock, the author of the article titled, “ College Athletes Already Paid in Full”, states, “As a former, low-level Division I football player, I can say with a clear conscience that college athletes are not getting ripped off. Now, they might be allowing themselves to get exploited by nt taking advantage of their educational opportunity. But that's within their control.” He is implying that if the athletes do not take advantage of their opportunity, at the end of the day that’s their fault. Whitlock states, “I always thought part of the educational process at college was “the struggle.” Whitlock later says that most of the athletes would use the money for negative things. He says, “A kid shouldn't eat McDonald's every day. Some days he should be forced to eat macaroni and cheese because he blew all of his money on beer, pizza and weed over the weekend.” Whitlock later describes what