Well, that was much faster than anticipated. Only a few weeks after California’s landmark bill was signed into law, the NCAA has also decided to allow college athletes to profit of their own likeness. They capitulated much quicker than I could have ever imagined, but that’s totally fine. The press release mentions that, “The board asked each division to create any new rules beginning immediately, but no later than January 2021,” which means that the new era of the NCAA may begin sooner than once thought.
OSU President Michael Drake is also the chair of the Board of Governors that put this plan into action, and will being attempting to modernize the NCAA’s rule-set as soon as possible.