college athletes have contributed their whole life with hard-work and dedication to make their physique and maintain their health. They have made their own way to become an athlete and their hardwork and talent need to be appreciated and recongnised. They deserve to get a pay as they are the ones who show their extraordinary performances in sports and it is because of them sports is at such a position. Without them there would not be any sports and therefore, they should be able to make a living out of it by getting paid. Most of the athletes have spent scrumptious amounts of money in sports and they must be paid when they show success in their performance. College athletes therefore should get a direct share of the revenue they generate because it is due to their sheer talent and hard-work and determination that sports is possible in the first place

well your gut feeling is completely wrong, inaccurate and undermining the college athletes. Providing college athletes with scholarships, coachings and gear is not favour done to them. It is a basic necessity provided to them so that their focus towards the sport is maintained. The college only looks towards their profit in the long run and converts giving basic necessities into a mere favour they are doing to the athlete

first we need to understand what is college. It is a place for a student after completion of his school where the motive higher studies is promoted