there are so many variables that you should consider and it becomes very difficult to understand who should be paid, why they should be paid, and how much they should be paid. When considering whether athletes should be able to earn money, we often look at the wrong thing. many people think that college athletes should be paid because the NCAA makes money from them. The NCAA making money off its athletes is not something that can be easily proven. However, it can be argued that college athletes should be able to earn money on their own. In the world of college athletics, no college athlete is allowed to generate any type of profit for themselves. whether it's getting people to pay for autographs or having a job, athletes can't be paid by anyone. If an athlete could get a job at a local pizza shop, that would solve more of the problems than if the NCAA or universities paid the athletes. However, most people see the problem more in the fact that those who don't pay athletes more than in the simple fact that athletes simply don't get paid by