paying college athletes
Paying College Athletes It’s March Madness, college basketball’s biggest time of the year. ... The college athlete is a huge money maker for the NCAA and their respected universities alike. ... In fact most athletes don’t even have enough money to buy dinner at Burger King or even buy their own jersey at Footlocker. ... College athletes should be paid for the services to their Universities and the NCAA According to Cedric Dempsey president of the NCAA, it is vital that college sports retain it’s amateur status. This is true college sports are amateur sports. ... Track athletes are also considered amateurs. Yet athletes like Michael Johnson who won the gold medal in the 200 meter make money from endorsements and other contracts. These athletes all deserve to paid and rightfully so, and so should college athletes. The NCAA regulations extends even further by not allowing college athletes receive money from other people. Yet any other non-athlete that goes to college can receive money from anyone without being regulated. College athletes can barely receive a check in the mail from a relative without being red flagged by the NCAA. The rule says that athletes cannot receive any gifts or benefits from anybody other than their immediate family.