Do College Athletes Deserved to Be Paid?

If you put in over 30 hours a week for an organization---should you be paid?

In an article in the US News “Should NCAA Athletes Be Paid?” the author discussed how the NCAA March Madness tournament that is broadcasted by CBS and other networks generates millions of dollars from people watching and attending the tournament and yet the athletes that play in the tournament see none of it. In whole the author says that the NCAA makes $6 billion annually.

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From my viewpoint I find this very interesting; in whether or not the college athletes deserve to be paid I believe that they do to some degree most likely not millions of dollars, but even a small low salary I think would do very good to athletes that don’t have a very good chance in becoming professional.

The author also brings a good point up by debating on the opposite side that some players have career ending injuries just like Kevin Ware and also that maybe the college athletes should not be paid because they are getting a free education through scholarships at a very good college.

FUTURE RESEARCH: How much are the scholarships athletes get worth? Do the scholarships sufficiently compensate athletes? Are there any differences between sports or sizes of programs?