The NCAA makes about $912.8 million in one year, but yet the NCAA athletes are not getting paid anything at all. They should get paid because they put more work in than the professional athletes that are making millions of dollars. Yeah,  the players love the sports they play, but they don’t even have money to spend on themselves. If they do play sports then it’s probably going to be hard for them to get a job to try and make more money. Some players will go on to play in the NBA but some also won’t.

  Some college sports are more popular than others but it does not matter because they are still playing their sport that they like to play. The NCAA does not want to pay college athletes because they think they’re going to push away college athletes from their academics when they are trying to bring them closer. Then again, the players are playing a sport that can give them career ending injuries, but they still do not see any of that money.

 Some players are better than others, but it should be like the professionals: the better players get paid more. I’m not saying they need thousands or millions of dollars, but at least some money for their efforts that don’t involve academics. The players have love for the game they play, most try their best or give it their all when they play. The players put in about 60 hours a week on practices or games and barely have time to get their school work done. Sometimes the athletes even get injured and need money for a hospital bill. Maybe their parents or guardians can’t pay for the hospital bill. They’re going to owe a lot of money for a while, depending on how badly the player is hurt.

 Getting paid by the school isn’t necessarily the only way for an athlete to make money. However, the rules regarding a college athlete not being able to endorse a product or sign autographs that could possibly be sold for money are silly. If the school did step up and provide a small amount to cover expenses for student athletes (other than tuition), then maybe an athlete wouldn’t be tempted to take any endorsements.