"According to a recent study, just 22 schools profited from football during the 2009-2010 academic year" (Mendelson). ... If you start to pay the big sports, such as football players, then you would have to pay every single athlete; which could result in cutting the non-revenue sports such as lacrosse, swimming, and tennis. ... "The college athlete in tier one, division one sports, in sports such as football and basketball have spend 40 hours per week on their sport, more than a full time job" (Edelman). ...

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