Many college athletes are taking a stand and demanding that they get paid for their athletic endeavors. Beyond the many full-tuition scholarships and special treatment in and out of the classroom (often including grade allowances), college athletes are petitioning for monies being sent to their personal bank accounts. Most college athletes are not financially stable and some are even broke by the time Christmas break arrives. If the powerhouse college teams didn't have big name players like they do, their income would fall drastically. Athletes are the reason so many people come to the games and pay to watch them. Somewhere along the line, colleges should be giving back to these players because really they are the ones drawing in the fans. College athletes are still college students and still have the needs just like every other college student. According to ESPN’s Michael Wilbon, "What would stop a star player from agreeing to shake hands at a local car dealership for $50,000? If a music student goes out in the summer and earns 50 grand, who objects? Who even knows? The student-musician is no less a college student because he struck a lucrative deal." This meaning if a student-athlete finds a deal with a company to be the face of it and promote it shouldn't that be good for them? But many rules and regulations still make it hard for student-athletes to make extra money. One of the best quarterbacks to come through Ohio State Terrelle Pryor was caught up in the laws of college athletes getting paid. Pryor was allegedly selling memorabilia to a local tattoo parlor and getting deeply discounted or free cars from a local car dealership. Also on top of that he had been getting rather large payouts from a photographer who sold signed merchandise. If you were one of the best in the game and could take advantage of opportunities like that why wouldn't you? Well the rules are why most top rated college athletes do not because it resulted in