Should college athletes in the money sports get paid?

Should college athletes in the money sports get paid?
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answer:Yes. In 39 states, the highest paid employee is a football or basketball coach. Alabama gives their college coach $7.09 million per year. Those are some fine educational “values”, America. In a radio interview, the Northwestern coach ($3.2 million/year) had the gall to come out against paying the students because it would sully the “amateur integrity” of the sport. The interviewer should have cock-punched him.
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