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 of work. When asked to write on something regarding my focus, I chose to write about the paying of collegiate level football players. To me this is an interesting subject because it is such a controversial issue that has been debated for many years and is still in uproar. Although this writing subject does not affect any personal values it is something I think is a serious discussion in today's society, as the world works to modernize, money becomes a driving factor. Being a woman I have no personal experience on the matter since I have never participated in playing football. Although, 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 and give myself credibility to write on the topic of paying college level football players.

To help defend my claim that college level football players should not be paid I have found many sources to support my views. In my first source, Patricia and Peter Adler, both university professors and licensed with PhDs, wrote a book leading readers through a personal story within the life of an athlete. From this source, it will help the reader to understand what it means to be an athlete and the process it takes to uphold the positive and negative lifestyle. It also highlights the commitment these men make when they sign to be a part of a team and everything that comes with it. 

My second source is a newspaper article, by Nick Desai, which helps defend my views that athletes should not be paid. He points out how much they already receive such as scholarship, living, and eating, that it would be negative for the university as a whole, economically. Desai is very educated and a successful entrepreneur who is credible and interested in the sports world.

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. O'Bannon is an ex UCLA basketball player who sued the NCAA for the men's basketball and football teams to be paid for their naming rights. The judge ruled on his side in the players to receive 5,000 dollars. This was until later tears that another judge realized the first judge ruled that not playing these athletes violated the federal antitrust law and the NCAA won that for now not paying athletes is right in the sense they already receive many benefits.

For me, I argue why college level football players should not be paid. This is an arguable question because may people have different views on the matter. Many people see college football players as people who work hard, 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 should not because playing sports in college is a choice made by the people involved and their already existing accommodations when they agree to play. Throughout my research there have been many similarities and differences in views. Some include agreements that college level sports hold young people to a high amount of expectations and workload but also disagree that with this work amount it is an unusual amount that no young person should do without being paid, 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, making it your mission to play, and making it within the sport is something that must be noticed and creates entertainment for others, such as watching games and playing videogames. All the work, time, and commitment 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.
