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I grew up playing soccer my whole life, however, I never truly excelled at it and did not play in college. But I wonder if I did, should I have been paid as a student athlete? One of the biggest topics in higher education is if a student athlete should be paid for their exposure. After all, they do bring in millions of dollars for a university. In 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law which allowed athletes to sign endorsement deals with brands, this law is known as the Fair Pay to Play Act. However, the NCAA informed California schools that if this law goes into effect in 2023, institutions would be
banned from competitions. A second act that is currently under review is the College Athlete Economic Freedom Act, which would allow a student to earn money if their name was used on the back of a jersey to sell to fans. (Drozdowski, 2019).
One of Dr. Kelly’s questions was what is something that is not currently a law but you think should be? How would it positively impact higher education? I go back and forth on whether a student athlete should be paid, if Wheaties wants to endorse them on a cereal box, or if their last name is used for a jersey, then I believe I student athlete should be paid. These universities are making billions off of free labor. However, this also opens up another door of how much should these athletes be paid? Is there a difference in pay scale for a D1 athlete then a D3? What about female athletes or sporting events that don’t receive as much attention.
According to Mark J. Drozdowski, author of Should College Athletes Be Paid, he brings up 6 positive reasons why an athlete should “They rake in the cash for their schools, they give their schools valuable exposure, playing equals working, sports take away from studies, athletes need spending money, and the potential for injury makes compensation a must” (Drozdowski, 2021). Players are a walking billboard for schools and companies like Nike and Under Armour. “The Department of Education reported that college athletic programs collected $14 billion in total revenue in 2019, up from $4 billion in 2003. And that doesn't include income from broadcasting rights and corporate sponsorships” (Drozdowski, 2019). So why doesn’t a student athlete receive
any of that?
I was curious to see what my friends thought and took a poll on Instagram, 60% of my followers thought that athletes should not be paid. If this law goes into place, which I believe in some ways it should, this law that would have to be very strategically organized and clear on how an athlete gets paid and how much.
Drozdowski, M. J. (2021, December 16). Should college athletes be paid?: BestColleges
. BestColleges.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022, from https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/2021/09/07/should-college-athletes-be-paid/
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