Compensating College Athletes

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This is an argumentative essay describing the financial situation of many college athletes. The author argues that compensations provided such as providing athletes with scholarships and paying for their education is not sufficient for the contributions that athletes make. The author uses real life examples and situations.

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"Universities claim that providing athletes with a scholarship and paying for their education is sufficient compensation. Granted, athletes are benefited by scholarships; these benefits may even be considered monetary in nature. However, athletes are in a situation unique to that of other non-athletic students due to large amounts of money they generate from school. In today's world of college athletics there is a huge amount of revenue being brought into the universities by athletes. Yet, some of the athletes that make the money for their schools can't even afford to buy the team sweatshirt that they are making popular. Thus, it is difficult for the athletes to resist the temptation of accepting compensation for their performances. Not surprisingly, the media is filled with stories of the NCAA scandals and allegations surrounding star athletes receiving money and gifts from agents, advertisers, coaches, and even colleges. Since the NCAA prohibits athletes from having a job during the school year, these players need some type of income. I believe that if athletes were compensated, it could prevent them from entering the draft before graduation."

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