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College athletics have always been one of American's favorite pastimes. We as Americans love the thrill of hard competition. College athletics have always been at the heart of this competitive rush. They have always been something more pure than professional athletics, more than just the money. In recent years, college athletics have changed for the worse. Players have drifted away from what it used to mean to play college sports. They have fallen into illegal …

…money from agents, are what get college athletes on the wrong track. Everyone else benefits from college athletics except the athletes. Colleges, gamblers, advertisers, television stations, and coaches are all beneficiaries. The players are the only ones who don't seem to get back what they put into their ?jobs?. Something should be done in order to make college athletes feel that their time and effort is appreciated and will be compensated for in some way.