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NCAA Appears To Move On Name, Image, Likeness For Athletes, But Really Does Nothing At All

Yesterday the NCAA voted to make a major change in direction, voting to allowing student athletes to make money from their name, image, and likeness.

You’d get the idea this is a monumental shift from reading headlines across the nation:

NCAA Says It Will Allow College Athletes to Profit From Their Celebrity - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Did the NCAA really do this?

No, they did not. They put out a release designed to make it look like they’re taking action when in fact they are doing nothing.

The full release is here.