Analysis: Should College Athletes Be Paid

Should college athletes be paid? For years now there has been a debate on rather or not college athletes should be paid and the question is yet to be answered. Some may say that they should get paid and others may disagree with that statement. There are people who think that they deserve to be paid. Many critics, coaches, staff, and others may have numerous things to say on this. College athletes are being paid, but just not in a financial way. Wolff states, “When they ask for cash, college athletes should remember they 're getting paid to learn.” College athletes should always remember that their education is basically free because most athletes come on a scholarship that covers tuition. Some players may think that they work so hard
Many people fail to realize that college athletes give most of their time to the sport that gave them a scholarship. They have time built in their schedule just for classes and study hall. Woodrow states, “success in graduating athletes then constitutes supporting evidence” (paragraph 4). He also states, “the success or lack thereof is universally measured by comparing athlete graduation rates to general student body rates (paragraph 4). There really shouldn’t be a comparison between the two because the general students have way more time to their studies than athletes. Some big time colleges have strategies on how to improve the graduation rates for athletes. Southhall states, “as part of the strategy, the NCAA strives “to ensure the academic commitment of student athletes and to increase the likelihood that they will earn degrees (paragraph 10). He also states, along these lines, in 2005 the NCAA formulated a tool called the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for Division I Schools (paragraph 10). This means that they are committed to getting degrees regardless if they are an athlete or not. Robst states, “Many feel that participation in sports inhibits students ' ability to do well in the classroom (paragraph 1). This means that people think since you participate in a sport that you can’t make the grades. Participating in sports in college and making good grades is all on the
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