Do College Athletes Deserve to Make The Big Bucks?

NAME: Will Knable PERIOD: 2

PASSION PROJECT PLANNING & BLOG POST DRAFTS

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CATCHY TITLE: Do College Athletes Deserve to Make The Big Bucks?

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• Briefly explain why you are interested in studying your topic:

The reason why I am interested in this topic is because in college I hope to major in sports management. Sports management can get you jobs such as being an agent for a professional athlete, working within a college or professional organization as a coach or staff member of the program, and even working in public relations with the organization. I am also very interested in whether it should be the guys on the field earning the money or the people in the stands (people within the organization not the fans) watching.

• The overall question I plan on answering by the end of the project:

The question I hope to answer at the end of this project is: Do college athletes deserved to be paid?

• Sub questions I will need to answer in order to answer the overall question:

How much are scholarships worth and are they comparable?

How much income does each sport bring in from merchandise, tickets, and popularity?

Should only the Division I men's athletics be paid or should women and even Division II be paid?

• My plan of research (what specific Library Databases, specific websites, names of authors, people, etc. will I pursue to find the answers to the questions above):

I plan to research through:

ESPN

Sports Illustrated

ProQuest

Books (forgot title and author)