For my research project I decided to write on a topic of my college major, sports and Entertainment management. Being involved in this major I will be working closely with many athletes and people within the field. When asked to write on something regarding my topic I chose to write about the paying of college athletes. To me this is an interesting subject people I find my views on the matter but different of others both in the field and in the general. By researching this question I hope to defend my point and although I am opposing views that will support and for athletes I am still dedicated to the sports industry.  This question does not affect any personal values but is something I think is a serious discussion in todays society as the world works to modernize and money because a driven factor in many modern day decisions. Being a woman I have no personal experience on the matter since I have never participating in playing football, but I was involved in sports medicine and participated as a trainer for the football team all four years of high school. Being involved in the sports world and hoping to have many more years involved I hold a strong opinion to discussions involving athletes.

To help defend my claim that college level football players should not be paid I have found many sources to support this. In my first source, it is a informational book about the life as a college athletes and gives a personal story. By using this article it will help to understand all that being an athlete does and that it is a choice these men choose to make and to be a part of something, such as a team. This is a source I feel confident about as both the authors are university professors and have their PH. D's. In my second source, Nick Desai helps to defend my views that athletes should not get paid. He points out how much they already receive and how it would be negative for the university as a whole. Desai is very educated and a successful entrepreneur. In my third source, the author is John Solomon who writes for CBS sports. This article is about the O'Bannon case, which is a recently debated case that uses logos to defend the views on paying college football players.

The question I'm arguing, why shouldn't college level football players be paid, is an arguable question because may people have different views on the matter. Many people see college football players as people who work hard and become sponsored and have their name and image being used to create entertainment for others, and they should be paid for their own publication. For me I see that they shouldn't because playing sports in college is a choice made by the people involved and get already existing accommodations when they agree to play. Throughout my research there have been many similarities and differences. Some include agreements that college level sports hold young people to a high amount of expectations and work load but also disagree that with this work amount it is for some an unusual amount that no young person should do with out being acknowledged, especially when getting publicized for their actions. The others such as me see it as a choice and when people dedicate themselves for sports, they are setting up a life of hard work and dedication to do what it takes. They play for the fun and competitiveness of the sport. Being so in love with a sport and making it your mission to play and make it within the sport is something that must be noticed and creates the entertainment for others such as watching the games and playing videogames. All the work is a life style that most chose to be a part of. Before writing this paper my question was should college athletes get paid? After reading this assignment and listening in class on how to specify and narrow in on your question while not making it a yes or know question, I changed my question to why instead of should so there was no direct answer rather some discussion. I also changed to why they shouldn't which states my opinion in the question. By wording the question this way it is setting up discussion and more of a debatable issue to be researched.
