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Should college athletes be paid for what they do? You've probably seen this pop-up a million times and thought about it. You probably understand why they should? Aren't they already receiving the benefits of a full-ride scholarship? But then an athlete finds himself involved in a scandal like Johnny Manziel's, where he signed footballs for money... so you think well why shouldn't he get that money? And then you contradict yourself. But shouldn't they receive money from outside sources, and then the benefits of the school? They do not receive a salary from the school, but only the benefits they already receive and money from sponsors. Wouldn't that make sense considering the money the school is making? According to an ESPN report, the University of Alabama earns $123,769,841 in total revenue from sports. (College Athletics Revenue) Yes ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE MILLION. Yet an Alabama athlete can only receive scholarship benefits.. That doesn't seem fair to me. You would like to get paid when the opportunity arises. It should be fair that these players receive a slice of the revenue pie, after all they are the ones who create the revenue. Players should get benefits to allow them to pay for basic college needs, grow into responsible adults, and allow the NCAA to thrive. This would allow the NCAA to truly thrive as a sports association. Schools should not pay them a salary, but rather allow their athletes to receive money for their image and/or time. Now not all players are good enough to be promoted like others, this would raise the playing field in college football. It is very selfish of the NCAA to promote these players and profit from them by compensating them. When you look at it; is yes...... middle of paper ......d works for North Americans.Works Cited"College Athletics Revenue". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures, 2008. Web. January 17, 2014..Eitzen, D. Stanley. “Slaves to Big College Sports.” United States Today (Farmingdale). September 2000: 26-30.SIRS Issues Researcher. Network. January 17, 2014. Henderson, John. “College Football Players Push to Pay Gains Momentum.” DenverPost. 27 September 2013: A.1. SIRS problem researcher. Network. 17 January 2014.Press, Associate. “NCAA promotes $2,000 raise for athletes.” ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, October 25. 2011. Network. January 17, 2014. ProQuest Staff. “At issue: student-athlete compensation.” ProQuest LLC. 2014: page n. SIRS problem researcher. Network. January 17, 2014.Sherman, Rodger. “Texas coach Mack Brown wants college football players to get paid -SBNation.com.” SBNation.com. Vox Media, Inc, July 24, 2013. Web. January 17. 2014.