The material for this unit is going to present different viewpoints on this set of issues. All of this
is pointing to the big question of whether we should pay student athletes. Under that umbrella, it
raises questions about the purpose of athletics, and what it means to be an amateur. Who should profit from revenue-producing sports? Who should pay for non-revenue producing ones?
Taylor Branch explicitly argues that yes, we should pay college athletes. On the other hand,
Damini Leech raises some very problematic questions about paying NCAA athletes.
