Money and SportsCollege athletes attend college to master their craft before turning professional and should not be paid. It also doesn't take into account other things like injuries and other issues that might arise. Colleges paying students to perform is not justified and would only cause more problems. Scholarships are important because they allow a student who cannot usually attend college for free, with the only requirement being that they play on the football team. This is why student-athletes should not be paid because they already get a free education. Universities paying college football players would set a precedent that sports are more important than education, which is why they should not be paid. College football's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) would be nothing without its players. The NCAA is divided into three divisions, ranging from the more well-known and talented universities in the first division to the lesser known and talented universities in the third division. Depending on the talent of the high school player, he can choose from one of three divisions. If that same player achieves the ultimate goal of a college football player, which is to be drafted into the Nation Football League (NFL), then that player is known as a Premium College Player. The argument that college football student-athletes came from these divisions and three schools. Indeed, these universities want to make their institutions more attractive to potential high school football recruits. The idea then began to gain acceptance among all colleges, but the NCAA does not allow direct payment from colleges to players. Universities then began trying to bend the rules and find other ways to pay players....... middle of paper ....... players should not receive salaries, because they already benefit from free education. Universities paying college football players would set a precedent that sports are more important than education. Works Cited Brown, Robert. “Do NFL player earnings offset college monopsony exploitation?” Journal of Sports Economics, 13.4 (2012): 393-405. Amato, Louis, John Gandar and Richard Zuber. “The Impact of Proposition 48 on the Relationship Between Football Success and Football Player Graduation Rates.” Journal of Sports Economics, 2.2 (2001): 101-112. Ferris, Eric, Mark Finster and David McDonald. “Academic Fit of Student-Athletes: An Analysis of Ncaa Division I-A Graduation Rates.” Research in Higher Education 45.6 (2004): 555-575. Web...Wilbon, Michael. “College athletes deserve to be paid.” Espn.com. ESPN, July 18, 2011. Web. February 7 2012.