Why College Athletes Should Get Paid

Should College Athletes Get Paid to Play
“It’s Time for College Athletes to Get Paid”, an article written by AJ Enno, examines college athletics are a key source of income, and they attract students to their colleges. The article states, universities depend on their athletes to produce and maintain the popularity of their school's name. He acknowledges college athletes are supposed to be the best of the best on that level, so this is why they should get paid. Enno also states, college athletes make enough money for universities that it would not hurt to give some back. So while the coaches get paid more than the President of the United States does, players sit back and have to be content with the sweat off their back as payment. He identifies, without the players coaches would not get paid as much as they do, and nobody goes to see a college game to see the coach in action, they go to see the players. Enno discusses, these athletes are practicing one half of the day and going to school the second half; there is no extra time for them to hold a job. It’s sad that people play video games with these players’ in the games, but they can’t collect any type of paycheck from game publishers; but the NCAA does. “It’s Time for College Athletes to Get Paid”, concludes that college sports will always be a big money maker for big time universities and colleges and they should take better care of their athletes by paying them for their