For as far back as college sports go, none of the athletes involved were ever paid an actual salary for participating in their sport. The reason an “actual salary” is pointed out, is because athletes are “paid” in many other ways. If an individual is good enough at their sport throughout high school, they can earn themselves an athletic scholarship, which can range from a mere couple thousand dollars to full tuition, including room and board, transportation as well as food. Aside from that, many still think college athletes should be paid. Another reason they shouldn’t be paid is because although it seems like colleges have so much money, many universities wouldn’t have the funds to pay all the athletes. Believe it or not, there are hundreds of thousands of college athletes out there, and to pay all of them for just making it into the NCAA is ridiculous. The last reason these athletes should not be paid, is because if they do end up being that great at the sport of their choosing, then they will have a good shot at playing their sport at a professional level, where they have the opportunity to make a boatload of money. For example, college football and basketball are arguably the biggest college sports today, and they are the main reason this argument started in the first place. These two sports lead all sports in the amount of money given out in athletic scholarships every year. What that means is that these players are getting a lot of money to play in college already, although it is towards their tuition and not an actual salary. However, that money is what is able to keep them afloat financially during college. Every year the NFL and NBA have their annual drafts, where they select a high amount of college athletes to play for professional teams, making huge rookie salaries. That shows that the best athletes in college will eventually get their pay days, but they’ll actually deserve it. As of 2014, every division one college in the country can give out anywhere up to 63 full athletic scholarships, and then help another 22 student-athletes with aid. Keep in mind those numbers are for just football, not all sports. It’s safe to say that the 63 players who receive the full scholarships are the best players on the team, followed by the 22 receiving a