Editorial: College athletes need Congress to protect them from the NCAA
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Feb 27, 2020
3 minutes
California legislators voted last fall to make the state the first in the nation to allow college athletes to profit from their own names and images, despite NCAA rules to the contrary. It's a good law, even though it doesn't go into effect until 2023, because it redresses a fundamental unfairness: Colleges can profit from marketing deals based on their athletes' performances, but the athletes themselves cannot.
Now more than two dozen other states
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days