Post #10 Broke athletes

Something that has been a controversial topic for a long time in college sports is; should college athletes be paid? At the division 1 level, schools have been know to bring in millions of dollars a year due to their athletics. This comes with ticket sales, merchandise sales, and popularity to a school bringing boosters and their check books. Student athletes have most of their free time taken up from their sport so they don't have time for a job. If they are transforming their body's and working out to put a uniform on that advertises the school then they should receive some type of pay. Most of the athlete’s day in or outside of season is taken up by their sport. They do not have the time to make their own money, and due to the amount of money they bring it I feel that they should receive some compensation. Millions of college sports fans around the country pay good money to see these athletes perform at a high level. Sometimes simply housing costs isn’t enough. So yes, I do believe that college athletes should be paid.