SUNSET, S.C. — Clemson basketball coach Brad Brownell said he and other coaches knew it was a matter of time before the-pay-to-play college athletes became a reality in collegiate athletics.
This past Monday, California became the first state to allow college athletes to be paid when Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill allowing players to receive endorsement deals for their image or likeness.
Other states are trying to pass similar bills, including South Carolina, to force the NCAA’s hand when it comes to paying its student athletes. Senator Marlon Kimpson first brought up the bill in 2014 after former South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore saw his career end due to a severe broken leg back in October of 2012.