... This is easily the biggest dilemma of all and would bring many college protests. If the football team gets paid, why not the tennis team or the volleyball team? They are athletes too, right? What about the golf players? Is the Division I all-time leading rusher or point scorer actually "more ... result in one dominant conference for each sport and about two handfuls of dominant teams. Schools are on a hierarchical scale based on how much money the athletic department has access to spend. So coaching salaries, support personnel, facilities, accommodations, and travel are varied, and the b...

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... was estimated that the University of Texas' Athletic Program had the highest revenue of any other University at $120,288,370 (How Much Revenue). Yet with this huge amount of money, no college athletes are actually compensated for their work. According to NCAA rules, "You are not eligible for participation in a sport if you have ever: Taken pay, or the promise ... school. And finally, an athlete who plays men's basketball or football for a school like Texas or Kentucky, is going to make more money than an athlete who plays men's tennis or women's volleyball at those same schools; not bec...

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... toward either the student or athlete role. Related literature suggests strong athletic identity may benefit student-athletes in terms of self-discipline, teamwork, cooperation, self-confidence, pride, a competitive spirit, and how to deal with failure (Brewer &ump; Van Raalte &ump; Linder, 1993; Horton &ump; Mack, 2000; Lance, 2004; Lapchick, 1987). In contrast, other research has revealed that high athletic ... 2004). In a study by Sage and Lowdermilk (1979), female student athletes experienced greater role conflicts in sports that were considered unacceptable (ex: basketball and softb...

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