A high school football captain and advocate against gun violence from Washington, D.C., has landed offers from 25 universities, including Ivy League schools and full-ride scholarships.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom passed Senate Bill 206, also known as the Fair Pay to Play Act, into law Monday. The law allows college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness.
Ed O'Bannon, the former UCLA basketball star who sued the NCAA so college football and basketball players could profit from the use of their images, says a newly passed bill in California that expands the ability of student athletes to earn money is "changing the game."
The California State Assembly voted 73-0 in favor of SB 206, also known as the Fair Pay to Play Act, which is a proposed law that would allow college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver "has no issue at all with" paying college players, but he says introducing anything more than a stipend would be very challenging.
