On Tuesday, the NCAA Board of Governors supported a proposal to allow student-athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness with certain restrictions. If this goes into effect, a move that Tennessee football made a little over a month ago puts the Vols at a huge advantage.
According to Barrett Sallee and Adam Silverstein of CBS Sports, this proposal would allow athletes to receive compensation for third-party endorsements, social media influence, personal appearances and their own businesses. They can’t use intellectual property of schools or conferences, and schools or conferences can’t be involved in any way with them getting paid.