Paying student-athletes
On October 29th, the NCAA announced that student-athletes will be allowed to profit off their name, image and likeliness, a change that will shake up college athletics. In the past, student-athletes were not allowed to receive any compensation of any kind. There has been lots of debate and opposition over this rule, especially lately. In September, California passed a law that will allow student-athletes to receive compensation beginning in 2023 and many other states have followed their lead. Many believe this is what caused the NCAA to change its position and in an announcement last month (to see the announcement, CLICK HERE ). An article from CNBC has many key points from the announcement and also lays out what must happen before the student-athletes can be paid ( CLICK HERE to read the article). The new rule has not yet taken effect, and recently two high profile college student-athletes were affected by the current rules. It was reported that football player Chase Young of Ohio