Opportunity Cost in Athletics
Many people go to college and have plans of studying what they want to do with there lives. They realize they are now responsible for themselves and have to take care of there studying, but also make money while they are on there own. When a athlete goes to college almost all of them are going there because their main focus is on the sport they play and not what someone who doesn't play sports. Average college students get all sorts of jobs in there specific town there college is in, so they can bring in some money to live on while there in college. The problem college athletes have is, they can't get jobs because of how much time there sport takes up. When you play college athletics it is a huge commitment and in a way is your job even though you cant make money off of it while your in college. The major downfall college athletes have is they can't make any money while in college due to there sport and it takes away from what other college students do in making money when they can't due to NCAA rules and regulations.