Should college athletes be paid

for playing?

By Eddie Conway

Specific Objectives• To share with everyone my opinion that college

athletes should get paid for there hard work.• Student athletes pay thousands to go to a school

yet they get nothing in return.

IntroductionColleges get paid a monumental amount of money a year.The revenue ticket income for the average division I schools are over 30 million a year.March Madness alone makes over 11 billion a year for only three weekends of basketball.College players face the risk of injuries that could jeopardies there future.

• Many college athletes battle poverty and tough situations while having to pay more than they can afford for school.

• The movie “The Blind Side” was based on Michael Oher’s rough life experiences before he became a professional football player for the Baltimore Ravens.

Conclusion• College athletes deserve to get paid for their hard work

they put in throughout the year. • Most college athletes come from homes with no money

and are expected to get good grades while playing a sport then paying back school debts.

• There a lot of money put into college sports and the players that risk it all get nothing for themselves in return.