te athletes to get paid for what they accomplish for their respective universities and colleges? This question raises some pretty good issues and upon research, it is in my opinion that athletes should get paid. Some people believe that athletes do deserve a little extra cash because of the revenue that they not only bring in for their schools but also for the NCAA. The people opposed to the payment of athletes feel that no matter the amount of money they bring in, they should be playing for the love of the game, not money. This is where the athlete’s view and the NCAA’s view differ.

The Kansas City Star, a locally based paper to the NCAA, came out with a series of accusations about the NCAA and money issues. Their report showed the ways in which the NCAA basically “scandals” money from athletes and universities. “Money is the reason top NCAA officials enjoy benefits that stretch the limits of tax law and their own ethics rules” (Kansas City Star, 2). This means that the NCAA is breaking its own rules of how money should be spent and given out. They believe that the money should go to the institutions to improve the quality of education and athletic support. Money has become a major issue, and instead of students coming to a university for a good education and to play sports, they are now attending just to play for a good athletic university. “ Money keeps academic standards anemic, allowing member schools to win by playing the best athletes regardless of whether they intend to graduate or even belong in college” (Kansas City Star, 2). This shows that without money for scholarships and grants, many athletes would not have the chance to attend these top-notch institutions. In fact, the NCAA is in a way paying athletes to play for the university even though they are not getting the money directly in their hands.

Both the players and the Kansas City Star can see the ways of the NCAA and what they are really doing to gain their money. They are mischievous about their ways of making all the money that they make. Even though that they say more than eighty per cent of the money goes back to the university to help support student-athlete

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