Editorial: To Pay or Not to Pay?- College Sports

            There has been an argument going around about how college players should be paid by the big-name sportscasting companies.  I completely agree with it, because companies like ESPN are using the college players’ stats, teams, and names to make millions of dollars.  When EA Sports comes out with its annual version of XBox NCAA Football, they do not include the player names, but their positions and numbers.  Even with this, people know who plays for what team, thanks to companies like ESPN.  For example, people don’t buy NCAA Football 14 to play with the Texas A&M Aggies; they buy it to play with Johnny Manziel (a.k.a. Johnny Football).  Another example, people don’t want to play with the Clemson Tigers, but they want to play with Taj Boyd.  ESPN exploits these players just as much.  They make money from using stats, names, and teams, and players aren't paid a penny.  I think the companies should pay every college football player a set amount of money: nobody gets more, and nobody gets less.

-Blake Holmes