A ruling by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board of Governors passed unanimously to allow student athletes to make money off their own image and likeness.
UNANIMOUSLY TOALLOW STUDENT-ATHLETES TO MAKEMONEY OFF THIEROWN IMAGE ANDLIKENESS...N-B-C 26'S ABIGAILHANTKE IS LIVE AFTERASKING HOWCOMMUNITYMEMBERS FEELABOUT THIS..ABIGAIL?STACY, I'M HERE ATTHE RESCH CENTER,WHERE U-W GREENBAY ALSO PLAYS...BUT IF YOU TAKE ALOOK AT OURFACEBOOK POLL,THERE ARE SEVERALMORE PEOPLE WHOARE AGAINST THISNEW RULING, THANARE FORIT....HOWEVER, THATWASN'T THE CASEWHEN I WAS TALKINGWITH PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY TODAY...YESTERDAY, THISRULING WASAPPROVED...IT IS FORALL THREE DIVISIONSWITHIN THE N-C-A-A....FOR EXAMPLE, ASTUDENT ATHLETEMIGHT BE ABLE TOMAKE MONEY OFF OFA JERSEY THAT ASCHOOL SELLS WITHTHEIR NAME ONIT....BUT IT STILLMEANS SCHOOLSWOULD NOT BE ABLETO PAY ATHLETESDIRECTLY FORPLAYING FOR THEIRTEAMS...THEDECISION CAMEAFTER CALIFORNIAPASSED A SIMILARLAW.whether youre for oragainst it.
I think oncecalifornia made the ruling,it opened up the door forother states to follow.THERE ARE STILLSEVERAL VARIABLESAROUND THE RULINGTHAT NEED TO BEFIGURED OUT.
THEN-C-A-A SAYS EACHDIVISION HAS TOCOME UP WITH THEIROWN SET OF RULESBY JANUARY 20-21....WE DID REACH OUTTO UW-GREEN BAYFOR COMMENT, BUTHAVE NOT HEARDBACK....LIVE INASHWAUBENON,ABIGAIL HANTKE,NBC26
Former Executive Director of the NBPA and current Director of Seton Hall's Center for Sport Management Charles Grantham discusses..
NCAA supports proposal for athletes to land endorsements
