The NCAA generates $4.2 billion annually from fans and partnerships. While college sports have become big business, student-athletes are still considered amateurs and do not receive direct payment beyond scholarships. However, some argue student-athletes should benefit more financially given their important revenue-generating role. A student-athlete's life involves balancing early practices and travel with academic coursework. College athletic department revenues have significantly increased for some schools between 2005-2008, with Hawaii seeing the largest growth. Television money, bowl games, and marketing deals are major sources of income in college sports. Some fans feel student-athletes are being exploited by their schools.

1. Pay for play By: Ibrahim Yayah

2. College Sports National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA which is estimating a generated $4.2 billion from both fans and various partnership deals.

3. NCAA Since its birth, the NCAA has grown into a multi-million dollar industry and some experts feel college athletes should begin to benefit more financially from the large revenues being brought in.

4. Why are students-athletes not getting paid? Student-athletes are students first and athletes second. They are not university employees who are paid for their labor. Many receive athletics grants-in-aid that can be worth more than $100,000. The NCAA believes that amateur athletics should not be infected with the pursuit of capitalism, thus, maintaining its purity in terms of amateur athletic competition

5. Life of a student-athlete Life for a college student-athlete can be a hectic. Early wake-up times, practices, team meetings and traveling out-of-state for competitions are just a few things the average student-athlete at any division-one school has to juggle. And they must stay on top of their grades.

6. Revenues Rank (by percentage point change) School Percent of allocated revenue to total budget, inflation adjusted, 2005 Percent of allocated revenue to total budget, inflation adjusted, 2008 Percentage point change, 2005-2008 Total reported athletics department revenue, inflation adjusted, 2008 1 Hawaii 9.4% 26.3% 16.9% $37,200,582 2 Louisiana Tech 43.8% 55.4% 11.6% $14,568,211 3 Nevada Las Vegas 39.0% 49.6% 10.6% $38,145,508 4 Memphis 19.2% 29.6% 10.4% $34,170,804 5 Louisiana-Lafayette 42.4% 52.8% 10.4% $11,429,370 6 San Diego State 42.8% 52.5% 9.8% $31,923,724

7. Sources of income in college sports Television money Bowl money Marketing

8. Student-athlets A lot of fan out there feel that student-athletes are being exploited from their universities and colleges

9. Story of the Fab 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cLNozbi6FU

10. Video’s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDqPToC4QYA