College Athletes Shouldn T Get Paid

College Athletes Shouldn’t Be Compensated Some people, like one of our classmates named Isaac Harris, believe that college athletes should get paid. That isn’t how it should be, though. College athletes should not receive compensation anytime soon because they already get paid, every college students will want compensation, and college athletes simply get to live the dream. First off, college athletes already get paid. They get paid in a way that many others wish they could. They get paid with something that is worth more than any dollar value. An education, and a cheap one at that. Think of the college athletes scholarships as a contract. The school, and NCAA for that matter, pays the athletes with a free education instead of money in return for them playing a sport. Once accepting the scholarship, they understand that they’re payment is a free education. Free tuition,
Young kids dream about one day playing for their favorite colleges. Being starting quarterback at Alabama, or the number one basketball player on Duke. Once those kids who make it make it, they get the opportunity of a lifetime. Not only the free education, as mentioned prior, but the chance to show their skills and make it pro. Athletes shouldn’t get paid because sports are like an audition. They have to put in the hard work and get recognized, just like at a business, working your way up to corporate ladder. To add on, they get free publicity from television. Their talents are shown across the country, making it easier for pro organizations to scout them. Maybe they don’t want to go pro and are there just for the love of the game. Money would ruin that. College athletes would not try as hard if they knew that they could get paid. They would play easier so they wouldn’t get hurt and continue to collect check after check. College sports are about “The pride, and intense gratification that winning brings”