Pay for play is coming sooner than we think, especially for college athletes in the state of Alabama.
According to Steve Berkowitz, a sports projects reporter and editor for USA TODAY Sports, Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a college-athlete name-image-and-likeness bill into law. The news happened today, as Alabama is one of at least 10 states with this law.
The law is scheduled to take effect on July 1.
Many conversations have been had about paying collegiate athletes, and it has grown with a new college football video game coming soon.