Compensation such as tuition, meal plans, shelter, and books are already given. An academic scholarship alone should be highly accepted. The athlete does not have to pay any loans back nor tuition when they graduate. They are given opportunities to work towards their future career, where they will later have the chance to earn money, for the cost of their academic performance. If the student athletes want to be paid for their contributions, then they need to work extremely hard and make it to the professional level, where they would be paid for their greatly. Players bring publicity to the schools, especially if their sports are televised. This grabs the attention of professional scouts to recruit players