Take note, Syracuse basketball student-athletes and others: the NCAA, an organization criticized often by many folks including yours truly, have formed a group that will “examine issues highlighted in recently proposed federal and state legislation related to student-athlete name, image, and likeness,” according to a press release from the NCAA.
While I imagine that we’re still nowhere close to student-athletes at Syracuse and academic institutions elsewhere in the United States actually having the ability to receive compensation from their name, image, and likeness, I guess that this NCAA “working group” is a small step in the right direction.