$11 Billion in annual revenue from college sports” (Forbes Article), this is more than the NBA and the NHL. Division I athletes play a very large roll in the marketing of the university they attend helping bring in loads of money, they are do not receive a portion of this money. We are in an economy that has massive fluctuation. Many student-athletes are leaving college to help out their family members. This would be eliminated if players were compensated for the work they put into their sport. Although the NCAA claims that college athletes are just students and should focus on their class before their sports, the NCAA schedules tournaments that require players to miss many days of class. The NCAA Division I football championship game requires football players to miss the first day of spring classes, also the men’s basketball tournament affects more than six days of classes. For some universities, the games leading up to the NCAA men’s basketball classes may require a player to miss a quarter of all