Isn't playing for a school already a kind of payment? They get free school and a shot at going pro, right? I just feel like paying them would make college sports feel less like school and more like a job.

Imagine a school where the basketball team is basically a business. My opponent makes a fair point, and honestly I am not sure how to argue back. I still feel like paying players would make college sports just feel wrong.

Look at small colleges where athletes just play for the school and the love of it. My opponent makes a fair point about credit, and I am not sure how to answer that. I still feel paying them turns a team into a job.