By Matthew Soderberg
On Monday, California passed the Fair Pay to Play Act, allowing student-athletes to be paid for their name, image and likeness starting in 2023. National discourse has been flowing heavily on this topic over the past few weeks across the world of college sports, especially since the bill was originally proposed against the NCAA’s advisement.
Mack Rhoades, Baylor’s director of intercollegiate athletics, said his initial reaction was aimed more towards how the bill came about rather than the actual content.
“It bothered me because we, and I’m part of it, should have seen this coming,” Rhoades said.