Should Collegiate Athletes be paid?

skieurope
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 02:32:23 +0000

@AnnieBeats

The Winston example is muddying the question. The OP asked if athletes should be paid which I assumed to mean by the university or the boosters. So, no, I do not. The purpose of college is to get an education. That should be first and foremost.

Whether athletes should be able to make money via endorsements, etc., is a different question. However, the NCAA is clear on that subject.

If a student-athlete wants to have more of a balance, there is always D3. However, for a large proportion of these D1 revenue-sport athletes, the reality is that athletic recruitment was the only way they were going to get to college.

What I do not agree with is how scholarships are allocated for non-rev athletes. Again, a whole 'nother topic.

In the interest of full disclosure, I make these statements as a rising senior waiting for the July 1 phone calls.