The article discusses the payment of college athletes. Many corporations are offering money to athletes so they can profit from the winnings of the athlete and the team. Even with the country in a downward spiral towards debt, the colleges and the athletes were being paid millions of dollars to play a sport. Believe it or not, everyone supports this. People flock to big games and pay sometimes big money for these events, and of course we all watch the games on television, sometimes not aware that we are feeding more money into the hands of the already rich colleges and the athletes.
Many scandals have gone on throughout college sports. Many schools have been accused of dealing money under the table. Others have been accused of slavery because of the lack of payment to the athletes. Some scandals carried over to the NFL when Reggie Bush was accused of taking underhand payments; he was stripped of the Heisman trophy not too long after.
Scholarships are also a big part of any student athletes career. Scholarships already pay for the athletes schooling and housing costs, however they still are getting paid from the profits of endorsers and ticket sales. Many people are horrified by the luxurious treatment of the players and the coaches saying that there needs to be an end in sight for paying student athletes millions of dollars.
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