COLLEGE ATHLETES SHOULD BE PAID The purpose of this paper will be to show you why college athletes should be paid. Participation in college sports should be considered a profession and athletes compensated for their work. Paying college athletes is not about being fair, but it is a start. The NCAA rules are so binding, fairness is many years and many reforms down the road. By paying players, though, the NCAA could improve a flawed …showed first 75 words of 795 total…

…showed last 75 words of 795 total…have become employees for universities, and they should be compensated more equitably than current NCAA guidelines allow. Sticking to current rigid rules toward college athletes will simply cause more cheating and make a lot of good kids look like bad ones for trying to take care of themselves. It is time for NCAA to pay for play. Stop the hypocrisy and do what is right. Give the college athletes their dues. Show them the money!