The NCAA has taken a significant step toward allowing college athletes to make money on their name, image and likeness, and locally, from college football players to coaches and athletic directors, the news has been well-received.
Now it’s up to the NCAA to determine how athletes can profit. The NCAA Board of Governors on Tuesday voted to permit athletes to make income off their notoriety, and all three college athletics divisions must work to create new rules by January 2021.
This decision was made a month after California passed a law that would make it illegal for NCAA schools to prohibit college athletes from making money on endorsements and autograph signings, among a number of ways athletes could profit.