Yes, college athletes should be paid. College athletes dispense all of their time and energy into the sport, sacrificing the opportunity to get a real job that pays, and sacrificing the studying and work required to get a good degree in college. This is their life now, and they should be paid for it.

My opponent here says that they're getting a free college scholarship, but let's be honest, they aren't going to college because they want a master's degree, to them, a college is just the next step to reach the professional league, not a school. When the game is broadcasted live, and is getting ad revenue like crazy, it's only right that those driving that money should be able to get a chunk of the change as well. Without them, there's no money to be made.

My opponent is saying that no one is trying to pay music students, but that's also because no one is watching a music student's audition, and even if there was, it's never going to be enough to generate money and revenue. That's the whole point, if there's money and revenue to be made, and is being made, they deserve to get paid for what they've put into it.