When examining the idea of College Athletes getting paid there are multiple things that begin to spark my interest. One of them is the fact that I am very interested in sports at both the collegiate and professional level. Another reason I am interested in this topic is because now that I am a college student I can view the concept from a different perspective than some other may be able to. I have many friends who are college athletes both here at USC but also at other places throughout the country and I have heard about the struggles they have between balancing schoolwork as well as their perspective sport and it is not easy. Therefore, while I do not think these college athletes should be paid, I do think they should receive greater compensation or benefits from the school than they are currently receiving. 



This source is more of an announcement if anything rather than a debatable opinionated article. It is announcing that the NCAA is letting student athletes to be compensated for their work on the field, court, gym etc. While they are only allowed to give the student athletes a small amount of cash and are not technically on any type of pay roll this money gives the athletes a little extra spending money for necessities like clothes and food. The athletes can receive anywhere from twenty-five hundred dollars to five thousand dollars but then comes the debate is how much should each individual athlete make which will continue to be a topic fought over. This article is reliable because it is announcing a change that the NCAA is making in order to compensate their athletes for their talents. The difference between this and other articles over this topic is that this is more informational rather than it trying to sway you in one direction or another. This new information seems as if it is a step in the right direction but the problem is by no means solved, and in fact, it may be unsolvable. 


This article is a report about what NCAA executive think about the concept of the average college athlete getting paid and these executives, especially one in particular make it very clear what his opinion is. Oliver Luck is a strong believer that there is a very large difference between a coach getting paid and a college athlete. A coach is an adult and football is his profession. While many of these players may one day have their perspective sports as their profession until that day comes they are students. The author of this article makes the argument that these college athletes are adults, as they can vote, enlist in the military, serve on a jury, etc. There are two ways of seeing this argument which is why it is so difficult to come up with a solution. This article is mostly bias in the direction that student-athletes should be compensated for their play. The author makes great points that nobody can deny but the problem with this argument is that there are incredible points on both sides. 


In this article we see a belief that athletes at the college level should still play for the love of the game like their predecessors before them. If you begin to pay these athletes then it would create an even bigger reason for them to not go to class because they already had what many of them have been chasing their whole lives which is money. It is not as if these athletes are out stranded on the streets with no shelter and no food they have very extensive benefits. They are paid in a free education, free living a long with other things that amount to well over 30,000 a year for the average athlete. The author of this article is extremely bias but many of his facts are credible. The author does a good job of tying in history with the article to make people realize that sports are not all about money and that when it comes down to it is more about love and passion for the game. 


What makes this topic so debatable is the fact that many people make the case that these students free education is enough compensation for their work as an athlete. While everyone agrees that free education is a great way to compensate many of these athletes, many of the athletes still struggle day to day whether it is eating or their time management. Therefore, it creates the debate of what should these athletes receive for their hard work. This is still an ongoing debate and we will most likely see changes in favor of the athletes in the coming years.
