Argumentative Essay: Should College Athletes Get Paid?
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Christian Shaw
Professor Amanda Childress
English 1301
19 November 2014
The College Athlete Fight: Should College Athletes Be Able to Take Profit for Their Likeness?
The NCAA profits over six billion($6,000,000,000) dollars annually(USnews.com).
However, college athletes never get to see any of that money. Though some may argue that they risk careerending injuries each time they come onto the field or basketball court, this still does not influence the mind of the NCAA to start paying the players in any way. But on the flip side the students do get a quality education from accredited schools and being a college athlete allows some of them to take the basic steps into the life of an NFL athlete. The up to date debate on …show more content…
2 overall by the Saints. Bush was not forced to, but gave up the 2005
Heisman Trophy, which is given annually to the best player in college football. The decision to forfeit the trophy was his, but with pressure from the NCAA. The NCAA put a lot of restrictions on the University of Southern California(USC) which is where Bush attended. Another popular example is Johnny Manziel, who was the quarterback for Texas A&M during the year of 2012 and 2013. While attending the College Football National Championship on January 7th 2012,
Manziel was caught signing autographs at a table, and was accused of profiting money off them.
It is rumored that he received over 7,500 dollars from autographs that night. As a result of his actions the NCAA suspended him for one game the following season. The most recent allegation is Todd Gurly, running back for Georgia University. In the 2014 football season Gurly was suspended for half of the season as a result of over 1,000 pieces of signed memorabilia being
Shaw
Christian Shaw
Professor Amanda Childress
English 1301
19 November 2014
The College Athlete Fight: Should College Athletes Be Able to Take Profit for Their Likeness?
The NCAA profits over six billion($6,000,000,000) dollars annually(USnews.com).
However, college athletes never get to see any of that money. Though some may argue that they risk careerending injuries each time they come onto the field or basketball court, this still does not influence the mind of the NCAA to start paying the players in any way. But on the flip side the students do get a quality education from accredited schools and being a college athlete allows some of them to take the basic steps into the life of an NFL athlete. The up to date debate on …show more content…
2 overall by the Saints. Bush was not forced to, but gave up the 2005
Heisman Trophy, which is given annually to the best player in college football. The decision to forfeit the trophy was his, but with pressure from the NCAA. The NCAA put a lot of restrictions on the University of Southern California(USC) which is where Bush attended. Another popular example is Johnny Manziel, who was the quarterback for Texas A&M during the year of 2012 and 2013. While attending the College Football National Championship on January 7th 2012,
Manziel was caught signing autographs at a table, and was accused of profiting money off them.
It is rumored that he received over 7,500 dollars from autographs that night. As a result of his actions the NCAA suspended him for one game the following season. The most recent allegation is Todd Gurly, running back for Georgia University. In the 2014 football season Gurly was suspended for half of the season as a result of over 1,000 pieces of signed memorabilia being
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