Money and Sports College athletes attend college to master their craft before turning pro and should not be paid. This also doesn't take into account other things like injuries and other problems that may arise. Universities paying students to perform is not deserved and would only cause more problems. Scholarships are important because they allow a student who wouldn't normally be able to attend college for free with the only requirement that he play on the soccer team. This is why student athletes should not be paid, because they already receive a free education. Universities paying college football players would set a precedent that sports are more important than education, which is why they shouldn't 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 division one to the lesser-known and talented universities in division three. Depending on the talent of the high school player, he can choose from any of the three divisions. If the same player achieves the ultimate goal of a college football player, which is to be recruited 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 three division schools. That's because those universities want to make their institutions seem more attractive to potential high school football recruits. The idea then began to be accepted at all colleges, but the NCAA does not allow direct payments from colleges to players. Universities then started trying to get around the rules and find other ways to compensate the players.......middle of paper......they shouldn't be getting a salary, because they're already getting a 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 Exploitation of Monopsony in College?” 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 Adjustment 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.