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NCAA Board of Governors votes to allow college athletes to profit from their names and images

The NCAA Board of Governors voted Tuesday to implement a process of modernizing a student-athlete’s ability to benefit from his or her name, image, and likeness.

The vote comes after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Fair Pay to Play Act, which would allow student-athletes in California to make money from endorsements. The NCAA’s press release specified that student-athlete compensation would be “in a manner consistent with the collegiate model.”

‘We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes,’ Drake [chair of the NCAA Board of Governors and president of the Ohio State University] said. ‘Additional flexibility in this area can and must continue to support college sports as a part of higher education. This modernization for the future is a natural extension of the numerous steps NCAA members have taken in recent years to improve support for student-athletes, including full cost of attendance and guaranteed scholarships.’

The Board of Governors highlighted certain ideals that the NCAA should follow while modernizing, including equal treatment of student-athletes and students, prioritizing education, maintaining the distinction that student-athletes are neither professionals nor employees of the institutions, and protecting the recruiting process to prevent illicit influence.

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