... font-family: Verdana;">There seems to be a rising swell of support for paying scholarship college football players a cash stipend.  The argument most often offered favoring paying football players is that it isn't right for the university, coaches, and media to make millions off players who receive virtually nothing.  The idea does sound good in theory, but there are many questions which should be addressed before such a drastic change is adopted.

The way the situation is supposed to work now is that an athlete gives his services to the school in exchange for a free education —including room and board —Bleacher Report - College Football