Essay Why College Athletes Should Be Paid

College athletes have made over two billion dollars for colleges all over the country. Over the years, college athletic programs have been a growing business for colleges to make insane amounts of money. Being a player at a Division I university can be an emotionally fulfilling experience; however, universities see it as an opportunity to profit more than multi-million dollar companies. College athletes should be paid. The way college athletes are so electrifying on and off the court or field should be worth something, but all they are worth is a $58,000 scholarship. Duke University made over four million dollars being in the final four tournament in the 2015 season. In the 2015 article written by Nicole Pence, it states, “There have been a few schools in the NCAA who have adopted Obama's idea of paying college athletes 5,000 dollars a year plus their scholarship.” The growing business of college athletics will soon be bigger than the NBA. Colleges are all struggling with the decision to either spend more money on payrolls for athletes or lose good players. The college athlete is a fine tuned
The price of living has gone up an exponential amount and these players may not have come from the richest background. Many players from low socio-economic backgrounds must scratch and claw just to stay competitive with teammates who come from affluent backgrounds. The price of gas is so high right now, players would be spending at least 200 dollars a month to put gas in their vehicles. The athletes are going to need clothes for everyday life and if they get sick they will need medicine. Some athletes even live off campus in apartments and have to buy food, so if they can't afford food then they are stuck going hungry. In the 2013 article by David Cooper it says, “ Minimum wage right now in our country is not enough for people to live