Paying Them Is the Answer In college sports, athletes perform on the big stage in front of thousands of people every week and receive no money for their performances. These athletes do not receive money for their performances because the NCAA makes it illegal for any student athlete to receive any type of reward for their performance. Over the past five years there has been a heated debate over whether or not the NCCA should start paying college athletes. People have responded to this situation with conflicting views and opinions. The first reason people have expressed opinions against paying to play is because scholarships pay for athletes' college education in whole or in part. Second, people believe that paying for gambling would create jealousy and hypocrisy on college campuses among administration, college students, and other civilian workers. The number one reason people are sold on pay for play is overpaid college coaches who make millions for the little work they do. Subsequently the NCCA, colleges and merchandisers extract millions in profits from athletes every week without any of that revenue being returned to the athletes. Subsequent people believe that scholarships are ineffective or incomplete. Finally, people believe that the corrupt NCAA system is a reason why college athletes should be paid. The NCCA has proposed implementing a pay-for-play plan, including adding a two thousand dollar stipend for student athletes, but that remains on hold for now. In society, for student athletes to succeed in college and in their college careers, the NCCA must pay them. Many writers and journalists have responded to the issue of paying for gaming by sharing many different and conflicting opinions on paying for gaming. Joe Nocera explains the problem with the NCCA (par.6). Explain that the NCCA is full of hypocrisy... half paper... allege athletes are not the solution." San Francisco Chronicle (10/1/2007 to date) July 26, 2011: B2. Regional Business News. Web . 6 February 2014. Cooper, Kenneth J. "Should College Athletes Be Paid to Play?". 12-13. Select Full Text OmniFile. 6 February 2014. KIPLINGER, KNIGHT their school's profits?" January 31, 2014. Nocera, Joe "Let's start paying college athletes." New York Times Magazine (2012): 8. Premier Academic Research. Network. January 30, 2014. PR, Newswire. "March Madness: should college athletes be paid?" PR Newswire USA March 26, 2013: Regional Business News. Network. February 6, 2014. Sally, Jenkins. "Paying players could save college sports." Washington Post, The 9: Regional Business News. Network. February 5. 2014.