1. Should college athletes be paid for playing? By Eddie Conway

2. Specific Objectives To share with everyone my opinion that college athletes should get paid for there hard work. Student athletes pay thousands to go to a school yet they get nothing in return.

3. Introduction Colleges get paid a monumental amount of money a year. The revenue ticket income for the average division I schools are over 30 million a year. March Madness alone makes over 11 billion a year for only three weekends of basketball. College players face the risk of injuries that could jeopardies there future.

4. Many college athletes battle poverty and tough situations while having to pay more than they can afford for school. The movie “The Blind Side” was based on Michael Oher’s rough life experiences before he became a professional football player for the Baltimore Ravens.

5. Conclusion College athletes deserve to get paid for their hard work they put in throughout the year. Most college athletes come from homes with no money and are expected to get good grades while playing a sport then paying back school debts. There a lot of money put into college sports and the players that risk it all get nothing for themselves in return.