After California Gov. Newsom signed legislation allowing college athletes to hire agents and to be paid for endorsements and the use of their images, the NCAA is again in crisis.
The NCAA has always insisted that college athletes are amateurs who shouldn't profit financially from their talents.
Newsom said the law would"change college sports for the better by having, now, the interest, finally, of the athletes on par with the interests of the institution.""Look, they're a little panicked, because they recognize they're vulnerable. People are hitting this, not just in California, but all across the country, because the gig's up," Newsom said.
"Unfortunately, this new law already is creating confusion for current and future student-athletes, coaches, administrators and campuses, and not just in California," it said. "I think it's especially relevant to note that this whole enterprise is entirely professional, except the players are not paid," said Nevius, a lawyer who worked for the NCAA investigating alleged violations before shifting to advocating for athletes.
Almost 60 California colleges compete in NCAA sports, which are divided into three tiers. The top tier, Division I, includes 23 California schools, four of which are members of the powerful Pacific-12 conference: the University of Southern California, the University of California-Los Angeles, the University of California-Berkeley and Stanford University.
But it's a false argument, he said, pointing to the NCAA's long history of recruiting and under-the-table payment scandals.
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