Simple Kids Making A Simple Living

In 2010 five athlete of the Ohio State Football program were suspended for five games including quarterback Terrell Pryor for selling championship rings, jerseys, and awards according to ESPN.COM.  The NCAA fine the students up to $2,500 for the selling of these merchandise.  If college football athletes were to receive financial compensation for the services they performed for the school then this would not be a problem.  The athletes would get all the things they needed paid for which would allow them to be better students and better athletes having to not worry about financial troubles.  It is absurd that we ask these young adults to put their bodies on the line for their schools to get rich and they do not receive compensation for it.  And if they do try to make some money off of what they have done the NCAA suspense them for this.  What i believe is most atrocious is that the NCAA forced the payers to pay back fines of thousands of dollars.  Being a student myself i know that it is not very easy to get your hands on a couple thousand dollars to pay your rent let alone pay fines for doing something you should be allowed to do.  The NCAA are forcing kids to make money in ways that would get them suspended instead of just giving them salaries that they deserve.  This is a travesty that should no longer be allowed to continue.  next time i will continue to discuss T. Pryors suspension as it continues to the NFL.