1. Michael Kauvaka

2. College Athlete
 A college athlete is defined as an
amateur level athlete that is not paid in
salary but provided for by scholarships.

3. Scholarships
 Average around $200,000 per year
 Pays for:
 Food
 Housing
 Tutors/ Extra help
 Travel
 Tuition
 Books

4. The Question
 What would happen if the NCAA allowed
college’s to pay students?

5. NCAA Rule on Paying
Athletes
2. Amateurism – All Sports.
a. You are not eligible for participation in a sport if
you have ever:
(1) Taken pay, or the promise of pay, for
competing in that sport. [Bylaw 12.1.2]

6. Athlete Problems
 Athletes complain that their scholarships
are not enough to cover the cost of
attendance.
 Athletes think that there are not
compensated enough for what they do
for the colleges.

7. Scholarship-Not Enough
 Most athletes get close to $200,000 a
year from their scholarships. It doesn’t
cover all the necessities because most
money goes towards tuition.
 Athletes end up going to coaches for
food or money.

8. Marketing Compensation
 Athletes want to be paid for people
wearing their jerseys. The athlete brings
value to the product, therefore the
athlete needs to be compensated.

9. Time
 Athletes cant get a job because football
is their job.
 Athletes spend about 44hours a week
on football and 40 hours on in school or
studies.

10. Scholarship Is Enough
 A scholarship is covers everything an
athlete needs to survive.
 Athletes use extra money for useless
things.

11. Its In the Contract
 In a athlete’s contract, it states that the
school owns their image and may
market it in anyway they want.

12. Stop Whining
 Athletes are there to play football and go
to school. They agreed to the terms and
shouldn’t complain.

13. Chaos
 If colleges could pay athletes, it would
not only be with the athletes that attend
there now, but also for the athletes in
high school
 There would be a giant race, with
unfairness to schools with less money,
in basically hiring high school athletes.

14. Possible Solutions
 Pay athletes for the cost of attendance
with there scholarship to help living
conditions
 Compensate athletes for their image. No
one owns someone else anymore.
 Athletes wont need time to earn more
money if you pay the cost of attendance.
 Keep the NCAA rule about not paying or
promising pay for students.

15. Final Thoughts
 Athletes have the right to be
compensated for their own image, it
would basically count as a side job.
 Strict limits on how much athletes get
need to be placed so athletes can spend
money wiser.
 Athletes shouldn’t get paid money to
play, they should get paid in education
so that the make a living some day.