Should college athletes be compensated for use of their names, likenesses and images?

Yes: 41.5% (172 votes)
No: 55.8% (231 votes)
Undecided: 2.7% (11 votes)

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What a crock, they need to worry about making their grades, and graduating with a degree in something that could make them a living in something besides sports.

-- Posted by david gaither on Sat, Sep 21, 2019, at 7:35 AM
I do agree with david gaither when he's talking about getting good grades in a field where they can get a good job, but i also think that college athletes should get paid just like all of the other student workers. I also think that they should be able to make money off of there athleticism.

-- Posted by Eric Aide on Sun, Sep 22, 2019, at 9:45 PM
How about the NCAA returning money that is generated from college sports back to the Universities, maybe they would need less taxpayer money to fund themselves.

-- Posted by Chris Pobst on Mon, Sep 23, 2019, at 9:19 AM
If they are singled out individually in ads or promotions, let them get paid like any celeb. BUT, all of their compensation needs to be taxable income, including that $75K scholarship and other benefits.

-- Posted by Harry Kiefer on Mon, Sep 23, 2019, at 4:48 PM
If you pay the athletes is that not allowed by the NCAA because that makes them professional athletes, Just wondering ?

-- Posted by david gaither on Tue, Sep 24, 2019, at 8:36 AM
I think they are already, by the shoe and apparel companies.

Make it legal.

-- Posted by Mike Dillow on Tue, Sep 24, 2019, at 12:20 PM
https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KIbMrsX4tdA2UASNbBGOd_;_ylu=X3oDMTEyZG9laDZ2BG... 10 ways a student can be paid

-- Posted by david gaither on Wed, Sep 25, 2019, at 7:43 AM
I have come to agree with $ for their likeness and commercials..as a former college bkb player..(I would have received $0 for any activity) I don't this violates the pay for play..I would put certain requirements..certain grade point avg..no suspensions..no law troubles..but failing those circumstances I think $$ for athletes could be possible..

-- Posted by don call on Thu, Sep 26, 2019, at 4:32 PM
Rick you got that right 👍

-- Posted by david gaither on Fri, Sep 27, 2019, at 7:35 AM

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