2. College Athlete
A college athlete is defined as an
amateur level athlete that is not paid in
salary but provided for by scholarships.
3. Scholarships
Average around $200,000 per year
Pays for:
Food
Housing
Tutors/ Extra help
Travel
Tuition
Books
4. The Question
What would happen if the NCAA allowed
college’s to pay students?
5. NCAA Rule on Paying
Athletes
2. Amateurism – All Sports.
a. You are not eligible for participation in a sport if
you have ever:
(1) Taken pay, or the promise of pay, for
competing in that sport. [Bylaw 12.1.2]
6. Athlete Problems
Athletes complain that their scholarships
are not enough to cover the cost of
attendance.
Athletes think that there are not
compensated enough for what they do
for the colleges.
7. Scholarship-Not Enough
Most athletes get close to $200,000 a
year from their scholarships. It doesn’t
cover all the necessities because most
money goes towards tuition.
Athletes end up going to coaches for
food or money.
8. Marketing Compensation
Athletes want to be paid for people
wearing their jerseys. The athlete brings
value to the product, therefore the
athlete needs to be compensated.
9. Time
Athletes cant get a job because football
is their job.
Athletes spend about 44hours a week
on football and 40 hours on in school or
studies.
10. Scholarship Is Enough
A scholarship is covers everything an
athlete needs to survive.
Athletes use extra money for useless
things.
11. Its In the Contract
In a athlete’s contract, it states that the
school owns their image and may
market it in anyway they want.
12. Stop Whining
Athletes are there to play football and go
to school. They agreed to the terms and
shouldn’t complain.
13. Chaos
If colleges could pay athletes, it would
not only be with the athletes that attend
there now, but also for the athletes in
high school
There would be a giant race, with
unfairness to schools with less money,
in basically hiring high school athletes.
14. Possible Solutions
Pay athletes for the cost of attendance
with there scholarship to help living
conditions
Compensate athletes for their image. No
one owns someone else anymore.
Athletes wont need time to earn more
money if you pay the cost of attendance.
Keep the NCAA rule about not paying or
promising pay for students.
15. Final Thoughts
Athletes have the right to be
compensated for their own image, it
would basically count as a side job.
Strict limits on how much athletes get
need to be placed so athletes can spend
money wiser.
Athletes shouldn’t get paid money to
play, they should get paid in education
so that the make a living some day.
