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Name: Matt Rayos

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[] Instructions: Now that your group has decided on an issue, you must demonstrate that there is a problem. You will turn in this research sheet completed with two articles attached that you showed that there is a problem.

I. There is a problem in society today and that is college athletes should be paid. College athletes put all of their efforts into their sport or sports, and do not have any money to support themselves.

II. Facts that demonstrate that there is a problem are:

As they state in uponfurtherreview.kansascity.com, it states, " Since athletes cannot, they are clearly being discriminated against." Student athletes bring in a lot of money to the school by participating in a sport, or sports, and put forth 100% of their effort to make the team the best that they can. Which makes people want to come watch the games and sporting events that they are participating in. This is not only just football or baseball, this has to do with other sports as well. Basketball is one of the major sports as well, and as Mr. Williams points out in this article, "The NCAA just cut an $11 Billion (with a B) deal for the NCAA tournament. Not the regular season, just the tournament – and that’s just basketball. Here’s a stat for you. There are 346 DI schools in basketball. If each one of them has 13 players, that’s 4,498 players. Divide $11 Billion by 4,498 and you get… over $2 million per player!" As you can see, in basketball alone, a player can make over two million dollars from the NCAA. But without this money, when players are offered things, it is hard to say no. Reggie Bush was offered money and a truck to use for transportation, but because it is against NCAA rules, he was later stripped of his Heisman Trophy and caused the school many consequences.  []  []  Works Cited Manley, Martin. “Should College Athletes Be Paid?” //KansasCity.com//. Upon Further Reveiw, 24 Sept. 2010. Web. 15 Feb. 2011. . Sturgill, Stephanie. “Should Student- Athletes Get Paid?” //United States Sports Academy//. America’s Sports Academy, 2010. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. .