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California Assembly passes bill allowing college athletes to be paid by schools

June 1, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, ReportsCalifornia Assembly, college athletes, legislation, NCAA, Revenue Sharing, Steve Berkowitz, USAToday

The California Assembly on Thursday narrowly voted to approve legislation that would create the unprecedented opportunity for college athletes in the state to receive payments from their schools based on…

States move to lift barriers between college athletes, NIL

April 25, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Football, NCAA, News, NIL, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reportsathlete compensation, college athletes, Name Image and Likeness, NIL, Ralph D Russo, Yahoo News, Yahoo Sports

Lawmakers in Arkansas, Texas and elsewhere are working to remove barriers between college athletes trying to cash in on their fame and the schools for which they play as administrators…

With NIL Money Comes an Inescapable Fact: Taxes Are Owed

April 18, 2022Articles, College Baseball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, News, NILBrendan Coffey, college athletes, Name Image and Likeness, NIL, SEC, Sportico, Taxes

College athletes last July finally got the right to make money off their name, image and likeness (NIL). They also won something else: the headache of filing and paying taxes. Tap below to…

Inside the world of ‘collectives’ using name, image and likeness to pay college athletes, influence programs

January 31, 2022Articles, College Baseball, College Football, NCAA, NIL, Pressedbillionaires, CBSSports, college athletes, Dennis Dodd, entrepreneurs, Influencers, NIL

NIL rights have opened up a whole new world for boosters and would-be influencers. Tap below to read the article by Dennis Dodd for CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/inside-the-world-of-collectives-using-name-image-and-likeness-to-pay-college-athletes-influence-programs/