It has long been a debate over if student athletes should get paid for their hard work, they put into playing their perspective sport in colleges and universities. There is high tension between not just universities and colleges but also, regular students who feel all students should be paid as well. However, just to address disclaimer all students should be paid I surely support that as do many other students’ athletes. Student athletes are being used by their colleges and universities not just by bringing in big bucks to those schools. Which revenue goes to not just the athletics department also, to purchase and pay for many other things including the coach’s large salary which in many cases is more than universities and colleges president. Also, one would have to think from the student athlete’s perspective they bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars to even million in some name brand schools. All the while their images and likeness are being used and advertised all over the place and many cases, they don’t make a cent. That has changed in some places like California which has just recently passed a law making it so that student athletes will get their fair share after all.
According to authors Roshaun Colvin and Joshua Jansa,” A new California law called the Fair Pay to Play Act (FPTP) will allow college athletes to make money from endorsement deals for the first time. Similar laws are now being introduced across the country. That rapid spread has forced the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which governs college sports, to start writing rules that would allow college athletes to profit. Despite the NCAA’s announcement, states are continuing to introduce and pass FPTP laws of their own. That’s because states are looking for a leg up in recruiting top athletes; their compensation introduces a new economic prize over which to compete.”
Some schools are progressive like DePaul university and do give student athletes a stipend some form of payment. Some other universities and colleges do this as well. This is an important step going forward and doing what should have been done a long time ago. There is more good news as well. According to wbznew, the state politicians are forming new laws and policies to make it so student athletes are paid for their university of colleges or the National College Athletic Association uses their name, image, or likeness. This is huge step toward not only student athletes getting the money they deserve but also the recognition for the hard work they put in.
Student Athletes getting Paid 