The month of March brings upon March Madness in the basketball world. Many college athletes dedicate their lives as professionals to whichever sport they select to take on. However, they are unpaid. This concept is defined as pseudo-amateurism. On the Huffington Post, Dr. Boyce Watkins explains pseudo-amateurism exactly as that; college kids living the lifestyle of a professional, with the same expectations minus the pay. Watkins’s definition of pseudo-amateurism is accurately supported by numerous authors such as Frank Deford, author of “Pay Dirt: College Athletes Deserve the Same Rights as Other Students” Michael Lewis author of “Serfs of the Turf” and Steve Weiberg author of “Despite Criticism, NCAA Takes a Firm Stance on Professionalism.” Frank Deford’s article “Pay Dirt: College Athletes Deserve the Same Rights as Other Students” helps to prove the accuracy in Watkin’s definition of pseudo-amateurism. The article discusses Ricky Barnes, a senior at the University of Arizona who is also an amateur golfer. He’s treated the same as a professional; he has the same expectations, and even plays against big names such as Tiger Woods. However, being an amateur doesn’t come with all the perks that being a professional does. Unfortunately for Barnes, although he did astoundingly better than most of his big name competitors, he settled for a pat on the back rather than walking away with a wad of cash as he deserved. Barnes’s situation parallels with Watkins’s definition of pseudo-amateurism; a college athlete surrounded by millionaires, being deprived of any pay. Michael Lewis’s article “Serfs of the Turf” is another article capable of illustrating the truth in Watkins’s description of pseudo-amateurism. It discusses the thousands of big-time college football players of who are black and poor. These athletes dedicate their time to perform for the pleasure of the millions of fans who happen to be rich a