Should College Athletes Be Paid
Under any circumstance, the debate of whether or not college athletes should be paid is
like the “The Mobius Effect”- it only has one side. College athletes ought to be paid for their
services as entertainers; consider the profits that sports industries make off of them.
The college sports industry generates $11 billion in annual revenues. Fifty colleges report
annual revenues that exceed $50 million. Meanwhile, five colleges report annual revenues that
exceed $100 million. - According to “The Case for Paying College Athletes”. Evidently the
college industry generates a phenomenal amount revenue to fully support its athletes; however
the college sports industry does not support its athletes as much as it is able to. After all, athletes …show more content…
Athletes need other utilities and other supplies that are
costly and without a job or income it is impossible to obtain their necessary supplies. And thus, it
is necessary for college athletes to be paid for their services as entertainers.
College athletes are well deserving of a salary; however, some may view this point as
illogical and unwarranted, and might believe that athletes are not deserving of a salary because
these college athletes are not “professional”; they are just student athletes. Nevertheless, these
college athletes train and perform like professional athletes, and generate high revenue like
professional athletes, thus there is no reason why college athletes shouldn’t get paid like
professional athletes. Furthermore, college athletes ought to be paid for their services as
entertainers.
In conclusion, college athletes ought to be paid for their performances. College
athletes play like professional athletes. College athletes generate enough revenue to be receiving
support from the college sport industry. College athletes need compensation for their expenses as
college students. Further, college athletes ought to be paid for their services as
like the “The Mobius Effect”- it only has one side. College athletes ought to be paid for their
services as entertainers; consider the profits that sports industries make off of them.
The college sports industry generates $11 billion in annual revenues. Fifty colleges report
annual revenues that exceed $50 million. Meanwhile, five colleges report annual revenues that
exceed $100 million. - According to “The Case for Paying College Athletes”. Evidently the
college industry generates a phenomenal amount revenue to fully support its athletes; however
the college sports industry does not support its athletes as much as it is able to. After all, athletes …show more content…
Athletes need other utilities and other supplies that are
costly and without a job or income it is impossible to obtain their necessary supplies. And thus, it
is necessary for college athletes to be paid for their services as entertainers.
College athletes are well deserving of a salary; however, some may view this point as
illogical and unwarranted, and might believe that athletes are not deserving of a salary because
these college athletes are not “professional”; they are just student athletes. Nevertheless, these
college athletes train and perform like professional athletes, and generate high revenue like
professional athletes, thus there is no reason why college athletes shouldn’t get paid like
professional athletes. Furthermore, college athletes ought to be paid for their services as
entertainers.
In conclusion, college athletes ought to be paid for their performances. College
athletes play like professional athletes. College athletes generate enough revenue to be receiving
support from the college sport industry. College athletes need compensation for their expenses as
college students. Further, college athletes ought to be paid for their services as