150 years ago Princeton and Rutgers University started game we now know as American football, now back then college football wasn’t as big as it is today. There isn’t 100,000 screaming fans in the stands or television broadcasting the game,well back then they didn’t have T.V and only 100 people showed up for the first game, and it certainly wasn’t as exciting or fun to watch as it is today but it laid down the foundation of the for what it would become. That game today is shaped by the Intercollegiate Athletic Association now known as the NCAA, They set the rules all players for all sports must follow. One of the main rules the NCAA has established is the amateurism rule, which basically states that student athletes are students first and shouldn’t worry about money. Now this rule was made
to help the players and focus on their school rather than their sport. But that was back in 1906, nowadays student athletes can spend up to 50 hours a week in practice,games, and travel. This is on top of their classes which they have to stay on top of because if they dont they might lose their scholarship. When Josh Rosen former UCLA quarterback was asked about his time in college, he said it was like working two fulltime jobs. Now that just one example of Colleges demanding a lot from their players, But for some just playing for the school they love is good enough. Most of the people who say that college athletes shouldnt be paid are former players,representatives of the NCAA, and even coaches,saying it will ruin the purity of the game and the game will be just like the NFL were its all about money.