On Monday, California governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California SB 206, also known as the Fair Pay to Play Act. The bill will allow athletes in the state to profit off of their names, images and likenesses, beginning in 2023—meaning that in less than four years, college athletes will be able to sign with agents and earn endorsement deals and sponsorships. Between now and then, the NCAA will hem and haw on the matter and potentially make some changes to its current system, so that maybe, possibly, the world won’t turn upside-down on Jan. 1, 2023.
It’ll be a long road, and probably a confusing one, between now and then.