here is some other reasons why student athletes should be paid . (power point) ….. now with all that being said I belive college sports should be considered a profession. College Universities generate so much revenue during the season of each sport that it is only fair to the players who bring in billons of dollars to their university, get a cut of the renuve . College athletes should get paid based on the university’s revenue, apparel sales, and lack of spending money. The NCAA does not see its players as professional athletes simply because they are in college. However the odd thing about collge sports is that the coaches are paid rather professionally.(powerpoint slide) according to the elite daily the average salary for a college head coach is upwards of $1.5 million to $5 million.as you see nick saban tops the list with a annual salary of 7.2