“It’s time for our college athletes to be real students on campus, not athletes on athletic stipends, with sports – not education – as a top priority and obligation” (Ralph Nader in League of Fans proposes Eliminating Athletic Scholarships to Help Restore Integrity on College Campuses, 2011) “By eliminating athletic scholarships,…we could deprofessionalizing college athletes, reestablishing athletic departments as part of the educational institution, and being able to use the term student-athlete without sneering. (Ralph Nader in League of Fans proposes eliminating athletic scholarships to help restore integrity on college campuses, 2011) In recent years, the usefulness of athletic scholarships and their results for schools and the athletes were challenged. Opposing parties have debated whether or not banning them would solve the problems that arise from it. I believe that sports scholarships should be banned because they do not guarantee education, good academic performance or a suitable lifestyle for athletes. The idea of ​​athletic scholarships began more than 20 years ago, as colleges tried to award them to keep their athletes at amateur status. (Johnson and Acquaviva, n.d.). Ralph Nader, politician, author, lawyer, and consumer advocate, recently drew attention to and skepticism about its effectiveness by proposing the elimination of athletic scholarships in 2011 (The League of Fans Proposes Eliminating Athletic Scholarships to Help Restore Integrity on College Campuses, 2011). ). After the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, professional basketball championship, Nader called on schools of higher education to, as he put it, "...take a bold step toward restoring academic integrity in intercollegiate sports…” (League of Fans Proposes Eliminating Athletic Scholarships to Help Restore Integrity on College Campuses, 2011).