Guffey 1 Thomas Guffey Professor Blandford UWRT-1102 2 February 2015 Extended Inquiry Project Proposal Should college football players be paid? This is the inquiry question I chose to do my ‘extended inquiry project on. I do not know very much about the rules and regulations pertaining to the payment of college football players other than itis illegal. I plan to research the rules and regulations throughout the semester in order to assist me in finding an answer to my inquiry question. I had never really considered the idea of paying college football players until last semester in UWRT-1101. One of the groups in my class chose this topic for their inquiry got project. After listening to their presentation, I wanted to know more about this topic. In orderto further my knowledge about this topic, I decided to do my inquiry project for this course about it. Thave been passionate about the sport of football since I could walk. I always watched NFL games, but never got into college football until high school. One reason I chose this inquiry question was to further my knowiédge about college football in general. The payment of college football players was so interesting to me because I had never considered the amount of money that some players bring into schools. There are many fans that buy tickets to a college football = game in order to watch a handful of star players. However, most of the money that is brought —(""Y, in into the school by these stars is used for equipment and transportation of the players. Even rons” though many star players do receive scholarships, some people believe they should also draw a salary. One reason some people believe this is because college football players have a high risk