If You Don't Think College Athletes Should Be Paid, This Chart May Change Your Mind

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Thursday, May 9, 2013 If You Don't Think College Athletes Should Be Paid, This Chart May Change Your Mind The chart below is the best visual yet that shows just how much money schools are making off their student-athletes and why there has been an upwelling of support in recent years for finding a way to get more money in the hands of the athletes. The data collected by USA Today shows the revenue generated by the athletics program at the University of Texas, the biggest money maker in college sports. Over just the last seven years, revenues have increased 82.1% at Texas, while the cost of the scholarships has risen just 62.7%. And from 2011 to 2012 alone, revenues rose 8.6% while scholarship costs rose just 4.4%. In addition, 6.4% of revenue went to pay for scholarships in 2005. In 2012 it was just 5.7%. In other words, the athletes are actually receiving less of the pie every year. And at some point, that has to stop... Read » Also On Sports Page Today: The Designated Hitter In The National League Is Now Inevitable The Woman Who Gave Joakim Noah The Middle Finger Got Congratulated With A Monster High-Five Advertisement Sir Alex Ferguson's Dominance With Manchester United Was Unmatched LeBron James Is Now One Championship From Joining A Very Elite Group A Simple Chart That Shows Why Stephen Curry Is So Valuable Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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