Today, there are many controversies on the topic of college athlete compensation. Some believe a payment would further complicate the problem, but others say it would end all problems. College athletes should receive some form of compensation for their participation in college sports due to the hardship they endure, the inability of scholarships to cover all expenses, the exploitation of college athletes by colleges and universities for whom they play, of a disparity between coaches and players. ' compensation and the hypocrisy of the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. A recent report indicates that playing for a major basketball or football program takes the same amount of time as a full-time job (Sports Illustrated 2011). Athletes from less fortunate families cannot always rely on their families for income, and because they play a time-consuming sport, they have little or no time to work (USA Today 2008 ). The most influential college athletes have a full-time responsibility for the sport they play. They have an agreement with their “bosses” (coaches) and their team in the form of scholarships. They are paid with a college education and most of the expenses that come with it. The main goal of some athletes is not to be educated, but to play a sport (Griffin 75). A study conducted by the NCAA found that players who played for top-ranked schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) spent nearly 43.3 hours per week on football-related activities. It also found that Division I men's basketball players spent approximately 39 hours per week playing basketball (Sports Illustrated 2011). When asked if he thought a college education was sufficient payment for college...... middle of paper... ...Greenhaven Press 2008. Advantages. disadvantages of pay to play. (2008) USA Today. September 13, 2011./sports/2004-08-31-pros-cons-pay_x.htm>Report: Top 6-figure college athletes. (2011) Sports Illustrated. September 19, 2011. tp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/09/12/college.athletes.value.ap/index. htm>Should student-athletes be paid? (2010) The Sports Digest. September 13, 2011. rtdigest.com/archive/article/should-student-athletes-get-paid> Whiteside, Kelly. College athletes want action cut. The United States Today. August 31, 2004. Archived from the original on September 22, 2011. Why student-athletes don't get paid to play. NCAA. Nd. September 22 2011.