Over the past years in the NCAA, the controversy over paying colligate players to play college athletics has been a big talk. How should the NCAA reward players for participating in colligate athletics? Should the athletes get paid to play or is a full ride to school good enough. This topic really interest me because I love college sports. I am not a huge professional sports fan, I believe college sports is more passionate and filled with history and pageantry. This research exigence reflects my values because I do not think collegiate athletes should get paid to play. Playing college athletics is a privilege not a right. I would do anything to participate in collegiate athletics if I could. Although I do not think they should get paid, I do believe they should get rewarded in some way for all their hard work and time. I do not really have any personal experience regarding this topic, I just love college sports and all the hype. I was really close to playing college football but I suffered a terrible knee injury in high school which ended my career. I am qualified to write about this because I know a lot about the NCAA and the rules regarding the NCAA and receiving benefits. 

In the article, "Students are Not Professional Athletes" written by Horace Mitchell claims that student athletes play for a college education and they should not play for money. College athletics is not a profession or career it is simply a tool for a free higher education. It also claims that most all of the schools barely break even with revenue so paying players would make the school loose thousands of dollars. Major interest at stake in this is the value of an education. You cannot depend on sports your whole life so have to have a good education. The author of this article, Horace Mitchell, is the president of California State University where he enhances the quality of the student experience. He wants what is best for the student and wants the students to learn and become well educated rather than just athletes.    

Another article, "The Myth of Parity," written by ESPN Senior writer Scoop Jackson claims that there is no equal fair system that could implicate paying colligate athletes. Somebody is going to be left unsatisfied no matter what. Also, College Athletics is a business. They are out there to make money for their school not their players. The players go to school for free for a higher education in exchange for playing a sport and having the chance of going pro. Major values in this article is the art of education and the unnecessity of paying college athletes. The players are in school to learn and become the best possible people they can be not to get paid for playing a game. Scoop Jackson is a big time sports writer for ESPN, who knows a lot about sports and the topic about playing college athletes.

In another article, "Student Athletes Should Not Get Paid," by Josh Cooper, claims that student athletes are students not professionals. They should not get paid to play. They are in college to learn about their profession, if their profession happens to be professional sports then they learn about the game in college. Also, most schools would not have the money to pay student athletes. So much money is being put into new facilities, scholarships and paying coaches and athletic directors that if they did pay student athletes the schools would be so far in debt. Once again, the values in this article is the value of an education. Without an education one would not get very far in the world. College is developed to get one ready for real life working and the education is the basis of it. Josh Cooper, the writer is a broadcasting and journalism major who has done loads of research on this topic over the past years. He even relates his own life to the issues of paying collegiate athletes. This makes this article a very credible source.     

This research exigence is arguable because many people believe student athletes deserve to get paid for all of their hard work and dedication whereas many people disagree and believe student athletes are students first and should not get paid. All three articles agree that education is the primary reason why students are at college not just to play sports. Sports are just the stepping stones for the students in the education process. Also, they all agree on the fact that really only the big schools can afford to pay their athletes. The smaller schools and lower revenue schools would be forced to close their sports programs and loose thousands of dollars. These three different prospectives have influenced my personal context by opening my mind to new reasons onto why student athletes should not get paid.   

