Should College Athletes Be Paid? I.Pro II.Con III. My opinion IV. Bibliography According to N.C.A.A. rules, college athletes are not to receive any windfall from any merchandise sold- even if they are tho only reason people buy it. In other words, even if the merchandise is purchased solely because of an athlete's popularity, that athlete receives no money. For example, how many University of Michigan basketball fans would have bought jerseys with number four on the back if Chris Webber did not wear it first? The student athletes are not permitted to have jobs during the school year. Scholarship athletes'