Demanding lifestyle means college athletes get paid well

Although athletes already get scholarship money, the NCAA started allowing schools to give a small allowance to college athletes. Athletes practice anywhere between 40 to 50 hours a week. They would complain that since they bring a lot of money to the schools they should be getting paid. Some athletes complain about not being able to eat at night because they do not have enough money. College athletes should get paid, most athletes are not able to get jobs because they are either practicing or studying.

The new pay has been to help athletes to pay off student fees, laundry money and late-night snacks. The new stipends are available for most of the countries’ major sport programs. Athletes are now getting paid anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000 a year.

“College athletes aren’t getting enough money in scholarships to cover the money for going to school. If they are not getting enough money, they should get some money from the schools,” junior Eric Larson said.

College athletes bring a lot of money to the schools, but they do not get a penny from it. With the scholarship money they get from schools, they still do not make enough money. The average athletic scholarship is about $10,400; that only covers a forth of expenses for most schools.

According to CNN reporter Chris Isidore, Division I football and men’s basketball teams made a combined profit of $1.7 billion in the 2013-2014 school year.

Without income or work, it is very difficult for many students to get money. Athletes struggle with maintaining a healthy diet and a normal social life due to not having enough money. College athletes makes millions of dollars for their school, they should be getting a small profit out of it.

“So much money goes to schools because of players, they may not be professional athletes but they still should get a small profit from the money they make for schools,” senior Trevor Hendry said.

In 40 states the highest paid public officials are currently the head coaches of a state university’s football or men’s basketball team. College coaches get paid millions a year and the athletes that preform for the schools only get paid only $2,000 to $5,000. Most Division I athletes go to in to professional sport teams.

While college athletes practice long hard hours and study for six to nine hours a week, professional sport players train five to six hours a day for six days a week. For many college athletes, there is not enough hours in a day. With all the work they go through, there should be a decent profit for college athletes.