California's Game-Changing Plan to Get Student Athletes Paid
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5:46Now PlayingCollege sports is a multibillion-dollar industry, but its arguably greatest assets, the players themselves, are prohibited from getting anything more than a scholarship for their efforts. A California State Senator is looking to change that.
The bill, proposed by Democrat Nancy Skinner and fellow Senator Steven Bradford, would allow student athletes from California public colleges and universities to make money “as a result of the student’s name, image, or likeness” — which the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) currently prohibits. That would be a game-changer for students like Katelyn Ohashi, a former UCLA gymnast who went viral following a jaw-dropping routine that earned her a perfect ten score and 58 million views on YouTube.
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