I don't think college athletes should receive salaries from their schools. They already can receive scholarships and other benefits, and paying salaries would make college sports much more like professional sports.

I agree that college athletes are students, but being a student doesn't mean they can't also be compensated for the work they do in college sports. Scholarships cover education, but they don't necessarily compensate athletes for the time, training, and revenue they can generate for their schools. Paying them doesn't automatically turn college sports into professional sports—it could simply recognize that they're doing both: getting an education and participating in a highly demanding athletic program.

The point guard isn't being paid just for being a student—they're being paid for providing athletic work that can generate significant revenue for the school. Other students aren't doing that. If a school can profit from an athlete's performance, it's not inherently unfair for that athlete to receive compensation. College sports can still involve education even if athletes are paid.