Essay: Should College Athletes Be Paid

The Topic I decided to debate was should college athletes be paid a salary? The side that I decided to pick was the pro side. To begin, every year new college athletes are drafted, they are excited to play a college sport and represent their school.”Journalist Michael Wilbon has written that seeing the $11 billion deal between the NCAA and CBS/Turner Sports for March Madness between 2011 and 2024 prompted him to change his mind about paying student-athletes. First of all, this deal shows the amount of money the NCAA is bringing in over the course of one month alone. March Madness is one of the most watched sporting events in history. Not to mention the money being made off this event is not trickling down to the players, who are the stars of the tournament.”
Colleges could earn a little extra money by having a fundraiser at a local restaurant, they could also have a supply drive such as donating a computer, books, pencils, and several other needed items. This is just one of the ways colleges could save a little extra money during the school year. According to NCAA.com they say that “Last year's final game between Kentucky and Wisconsin had the most viewers of all time 160 million. A ticket to this game would have cost at least 1500 to 2500 dollars! If college athletes were paid, then they would have extra money to spend on such as food, clothes, computers, and school supplies for when a new term began. Then the college athletes would be paid a fair amount and the players/athletes are going to do their best because they know that they are being paid. All in all, this new idea of paying college athletes is a motivating college athletes work at their best and do their best of their ability and know they can have a little extra money in their pockets to