College Athletes Overpaid

Many issues and controversies are within college athletics and the NCAA; the sports can provide a great learning experience for yourself and give a great opportunity to play it professionally. A major issue within college athletics is the monetization of the sports programs and the athletes affected by it. With this in mind and how the athletes generate all of the money to the school from their performances and the amount of work is put in, it is right to think that the NCAA should pay college athletes. One side to the controversy of paying college athletes is the monetary/executive part. From games to television commercials there is a substantial amount of money made for colleges. Programs such as Alabama football and Duke basketball
The amount of time that athletes on average spend practicing or working out incredible, it can get up to 60+ hours a week (Compensation 1). Due to this amount of time, the athletes can not get a job to earn money for themselves. It is widely known that students in college do not have a lot of money to begin with but they might have time for a job unlike the athletes, barring the fact that they get paid by companies illegally. Furthermore, Division 1 schools do make a considerable amount money and it can benefit by improving their program. Top colleges can build the first class facilities, fly teams on their own jets, state of the art arenas, fields, and stadiums while the laborers or athletes get nothing for themselves (Should 1). It is reasonable to understand that the athletes get to reap the benefits of the school’s money like using the facilities in place of pay but they might not even be able to buy new clothes for her/himself outside the team. For example, Nigel Hayes who was Wisconsin’s best player this past season and an upcoming draft prospect is a major advocate for the issue on poor college athletes. Most people wouldn’t expect someone like him being the star to be “poor”, for now, but that’s one of the misconceptions about this issue. Of course playing college sports as a “labor” could certainly be worse but it definitely could better in the rewarding aspect of it.
College athletes produce a major part of the money for schools because of their competitions and how they work on the sport for many hours during the week means the NCAA should pay college athletes. The amount of money that some schools make and how dedicated the athletes are to it make a good case on why it just that they are paid. The reason it is an issue is that it can make the quality of life for the athletes better and not make going pro an easy choice just to make money and not get an