A.B. Introduction

As a society one thing that everyone seems to value and enjoy is entertainment. Entertainment can come for a large variety of things such as events, sports, video games, tv shows, and much more. Most of those people that we see in the events and shows get paid to entertain but one of the rare groups that are apart of the entertainment industry, specifically in the sports industry is college sports. Since these athletes are put on tv and perform the same way as professionals do why don’t they get paid at all? I find this very interesting that college athletes don’t get paid because other than age and team names they are doing the exact same actions but not getting a penny out of it for themselves. I also find this topic interesting because my older brother please for the college Stony Brook basketball team and although he’s been training and playing for two years now he gets no funds for what he does. Of course, whenever he needs money he would ask for it and it would be provided by the family but never from the school. One of my fears is my older brother ending up like ”Shabazz Napier”. Shabazz Napier was a college basketball athlete that played his best almost every game but couldn’t stay focused because his stomach was growling. During a public interview after a game, he stated some nights he goes to bed starving because he can’t afford food. I can’t begin to imagine how devastated I would be if my brother was ever put in that position. To have to go out on a field or a court and got it your all because your team is counting on you but you’re unable to concentrate because you’re hungry. Throughout my research, I’m expecting to find an explanation as to why college athletes don’t get paid and what actions are being put in place to change that in the future.