Gun Violence 
Breck Turner
In the world of sports, professional athletes are paid millions of dollars while college athletes are paid nothing. Are college athletes undeserving of a pay check? Do they not work as hard as professional athletes? These are only some of the questions people ask about why college athletes do not get paid. They are the real reason why universities make the amount of money that they do. Even though most colleges say that education is the first priority, we know better. Sports take up to much time for any athlete to be involved in any extra activities. College athletes deserve to be paid for their efforts on and off the field.
Sean Gregory, a writer for Time magazine says “A season’s worth of Texas A&M home football games generates $86 million in business for Brazos County, but the players with the talent remain out of money just because college presidents set their wages at zero”. College athletes are mass-audience performers and need to be rewarded as such. College football would not make any money without the players and when a team has a star on their roster, they draw in more people than usual. This means more money for the university and coaches, but not the players. Full ride scholarships do not cover the full cost of attending school. Athletes are often short a few thousand bucks for ancillary expenses on top of tuition, room and board, books and fees: money for gas, shampoo, and maybe a few beers. “Players are essentially working full time football jobs while going to school; they deserve to be paid more than a scholarship” (Gregory). Some athletes are walk-ons and still have to pay full tuition. These athletes are deserving for a paycheck because the players determine how much a coach gets paid and how much money that school will make over there sporting season.
“The running back from the Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Peterson, feels that it is crazy that college athletes cannot even sell autographs for money” (Gregory). He thinks the time is
In the world of sports, professional athletes are paid millions of dollars while college athletes are paid nothing. Are college athletes undeserving of a pay check? Do they not work as hard as professional athletes? These are only some of the questions people ask about why college athletes do not get paid. They are the real reason why universities make the amount of money that they do. Even though most colleges say that education is the first priority, we know better. Sports take up to much time for any athlete to be involved in any extra activities. College athletes deserve to be paid for their efforts on and off the field.
Sean Gregory, a writer for Time magazine says “A season’s worth of Texas A&M home football games generates $86 million in business for Brazos County, but the players with the talent remain out of money just because college presidents set their wages at zero”. College athletes are mass-audience performers and need to be rewarded as such. College football would not make any money without the players and when a team has a star on their roster, they draw in more people than usual. This means more money for the university and coaches, but not the players. Full ride scholarships do not cover the full cost of attending school. Athletes are often short a few thousand bucks for ancillary expenses on top of tuition, room and board, books and fees: money for gas, shampoo, and maybe a few beers. “Players are essentially working full time football jobs while going to school; they deserve to be paid more than a scholarship” (Gregory). Some athletes are walk-ons and still have to pay full tuition. These athletes are deserving for a paycheck because the players determine how much a coach gets paid and how much money that school will make over there sporting season.
“The running back from the Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Peterson, feels that it is crazy that college athletes cannot even sell autographs for money” (Gregory). He thinks the time is