College athletes juggle academic commitments and practice schedules during their stressful weeks, so why shouldn't they be compensated for time spent on sports. Since the beginning of time, college athletes have never been financially rewarded for their efforts in sports. Sure they received scholarships, but financially disadvantaged young students can't always balance school, athletics and work. College athletes should be paid for participating in college sports to help them financially manage the high risk factor involved in sports and their expensive lifestyles, and give them the money they have struggled to earn. First of all, the risk factor associated with attending college sports is too high to not compensate the players. A player can easily be dropped or dropped from the team and left with nothing if they don't perform well. Thereby wasting all the hard work and effort they may have spent a huge amount of time on. Additionally, for some college athletes who play sports that involve contact, there are lifetime health care expenses. How can a sch...