Summary: Should College Athletes Be Paid
Zachary Dornak
Professor Girdwood
Sociology
2/27/12
Should college Athletes Be Paid to play
These days athletes are getting paid under federal labor laws and entitled to form unions and negotiate wages, hours and working conditions. Most college athletes these days are getting paid under the table according to Kenneth J. Cooper. This article explains why college athletes go to certain colleges. Donald Remy, the NCAA’s general counsel and vice president for legal affairs, says court precedents and tax laws have upheld the status of college athletes as students. “Remy believes that student athletes are not employees under the law, and that they should not be treated as employees either by the law or by the schools they attend”. Tommy Amaker a former basketball star at Duke …show more content…
If he would of took it and got caught he would most likely get in trouble and duke university would have to get theirs wins and their banners token down. They would have to get their wins and banners taken down because once you violate the NCAA rule that’s what the NCAA does because no one likes someone that breaks rules. I would for sure think they would get in trouble because the same thing happen to Derrick Rose and John wall for taking money from the university. When his teammates found out they were upset because all their hard work before and after the season didn’t even matter anymore. In this article it also talks about college athletes going to college but not for a education for the college experience, and to make it pro. I really agree with this because most college athletes would want to go pro and make the big bucks but sometimes it doesn’t always work like that. For example my cousin didn’t want an education all he wanted to do was make the big bucks and that’s what he did. Many at major collegiate programs never get a degree the NCAA’s own statistics show. Former players
Professor Girdwood
Sociology
2/27/12
Should college Athletes Be Paid to play
These days athletes are getting paid under federal labor laws and entitled to form unions and negotiate wages, hours and working conditions. Most college athletes these days are getting paid under the table according to Kenneth J. Cooper. This article explains why college athletes go to certain colleges. Donald Remy, the NCAA’s general counsel and vice president for legal affairs, says court precedents and tax laws have upheld the status of college athletes as students. “Remy believes that student athletes are not employees under the law, and that they should not be treated as employees either by the law or by the schools they attend”. Tommy Amaker a former basketball star at Duke …show more content…
If he would of took it and got caught he would most likely get in trouble and duke university would have to get theirs wins and their banners token down. They would have to get their wins and banners taken down because once you violate the NCAA rule that’s what the NCAA does because no one likes someone that breaks rules. I would for sure think they would get in trouble because the same thing happen to Derrick Rose and John wall for taking money from the university. When his teammates found out they were upset because all their hard work before and after the season didn’t even matter anymore. In this article it also talks about college athletes going to college but not for a education for the college experience, and to make it pro. I really agree with this because most college athletes would want to go pro and make the big bucks but sometimes it doesn’t always work like that. For example my cousin didn’t want an education all he wanted to do was make the big bucks and that’s what he did. Many at major collegiate programs never get a degree the NCAA’s own statistics show. Former players