Annotated Bibliography: Why College Athletes Should Be Paid
Annotated Bibliography
Associated Press (2011, January 20) University Of Texas, ESPN Form T.V channel. Hearst. Retrieved May 30, 2011, from http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-01-20/sports/27038888_1_barcelona-winter- sports-asian-cup
According to the Associated Press the University of Texas starting this year will have their own TV station through ESPN. ESPN is giving the University of Texas $3 million dollars over a 20 year period. They’re going to highlight every sport they have and show all the sports that the University of Texas has. The University of Texas is going to make a lot of money from this that the college athletes will not get any of the money.
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This is a multi-billion dollar situation that they are talking about. College players are now like the professional players but they don’t get paid. Both college and professional players are an entertainment industry. The college coaches are the ones getting all of the money that is made from the college players which the college players make the money from the media rights, television, marketing, tickets and luxury boxes. Average college coach’s salary is 1.4 million. College players bring in more money than you could imagine. In the article that I read I would have to agree with the author. College players should be paid, just because some of them get free education don’t mean that they shouldn’t get paid. College players are just like professional players there’s really no difference now. College athletes bring in more money than the professionals.
Horne, L. (2008, October 4) Why College Players Should Not Get Paid To Play. Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 30, 2011, from http://bleacherreport.com/articles/65201-why-college-football-players- …show more content…
College athletes should get paid for what they do. College athletes aren’t allowed to have a job while in college. And not all college athletes get free education and those are the ones struggling to make it. College athletes bring in a lot of money so they should get some of the money.
Rose, J. (2011, March 16) Paid College Athletes: A Reasonable Compromise. Huffpost Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2011, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jalen-rose/paid-college-athletes-a- r_b_836449.html According to the article Jalen Rose describes reasons why the college players should be paid to play. This isn’t the first time that this has come up before, but it seems to have more steam every time it comes up in a conversation. There’s always going to have someone like Cam Newton that receives money improperly. Each college athlete should be paid a stipend of $2000.00 per semester. All the college athletes’ coaches and the schools they go to, but they are the ones that get the money and the athletes don’t get any of the money. They treat these college athletes like servants. They can’t have even a part-time
Associated Press (2011, January 20) University Of Texas, ESPN Form T.V channel. Hearst. Retrieved May 30, 2011, from http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-01-20/sports/27038888_1_barcelona-winter- sports-asian-cup
According to the Associated Press the University of Texas starting this year will have their own TV station through ESPN. ESPN is giving the University of Texas $3 million dollars over a 20 year period. They’re going to highlight every sport they have and show all the sports that the University of Texas has. The University of Texas is going to make a lot of money from this that the college athletes will not get any of the money.
I chose this article because this is the largest deal that has ever been made for …show more content…
This is a multi-billion dollar situation that they are talking about. College players are now like the professional players but they don’t get paid. Both college and professional players are an entertainment industry. The college coaches are the ones getting all of the money that is made from the college players which the college players make the money from the media rights, television, marketing, tickets and luxury boxes. Average college coach’s salary is 1.4 million. College players bring in more money than you could imagine. In the article that I read I would have to agree with the author. College players should be paid, just because some of them get free education don’t mean that they shouldn’t get paid. College players are just like professional players there’s really no difference now. College athletes bring in more money than the professionals.
Horne, L. (2008, October 4) Why College Players Should Not Get Paid To Play. Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 30, 2011, from http://bleacherreport.com/articles/65201-why-college-football-players- …show more content…
College athletes should get paid for what they do. College athletes aren’t allowed to have a job while in college. And not all college athletes get free education and those are the ones struggling to make it. College athletes bring in a lot of money so they should get some of the money.
Rose, J. (2011, March 16) Paid College Athletes: A Reasonable Compromise. Huffpost Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2011, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jalen-rose/paid-college-athletes-a- r_b_836449.html According to the article Jalen Rose describes reasons why the college players should be paid to play. This isn’t the first time that this has come up before, but it seems to have more steam every time it comes up in a conversation. There’s always going to have someone like Cam Newton that receives money improperly. Each college athlete should be paid a stipend of $2000.00 per semester. All the college athletes’ coaches and the schools they go to, but they are the ones that get the money and the athletes don’t get any of the money. They treat these college athletes like servants. They can’t have even a part-time