The debate of paying college athletes in Nebraska

The debate of paying college athletes in Nebraska

IN THE WORLD OFCOLLEGE ATHLETICSHAS BEEN UP FORDEBATE FOR SOMETIME.JUST THIS WEEK N-C-A-A LEADERSHIPANSWEREDQUESTIONS FROMTHE U-S SENATECOMMITTEE ONCOMMERCE,SCIENCE ANDTRANSPORTATION IND.C.HERE IN NEBRASKA,A BILL IS BEINGDISCUSSED WHICHWOULD ALLOWCOLLEGE ATHLETESTO PROFIT OFFTHEIR NAME, IMAGEAND LIKENESS.REPORTER PHILBERGMAN DOVE INTO THE BILL ANDWHAT IT MEANS FORCOLLEGE STUDENT-ATHLETES INNEBRASKA.ON A TYPICALSATURDAY INLINCOLN, YOU CANFINDING THENEBRASKA HUSKERSRUNNING OUT OFTHE TUNNEL.BUT UNDERCURRENT LAWS, ANACADEMICSCHOLARSHIP IS THEONLY PAYMENTTHESE ATHLETESRECEIVE.EVERY OTHERCOLLEGE STUDENTTHAT GOES TOUNIVERSITIES ANDCOLLEGES INNEBRASKA ISALLOWED TO MAKEMONEY OFF OFTHEIR TALENT, THEIRGIFTS AND THEIRNAME, IMAGE ANDLIKENESS.THERE IS NOBODYELSE IN NEBRASKAWHO IS BARREDFROM BEINGCOMPENSATED FORTHEIR TALENTEXCEPT STUDENT-ATHLETES.20.35.11 STATESENATOR MEGANHUNT INTRODUCEDLEGISLATIVE BILL 9-6-2 WHICH WOULDALLOW STUDENT-ATHLETES INNEBRASKA TORECEIVECOMPENSATION FORTHEIR NAME, IMAGEOR LIKENSS.FOR MOST OF THESEATHLETES, COLLEGEIS THE BEST TIME TOEARN MONEY FORTHEIR TALENT.LESS THAN TWOPERCENT OFATHLETES GO PROAND THAT NUMBER ISEVEN SMALLER FORFEMALE ATHLETES.20.36.14 CURRENTLY,THE N-C-A-A BANSSTUDENT-ATHLETESFROM RECEIVINGCOMPENSATION FORTHEIR NAME, IMAGEAND LIKENESSMEANING THEY CAN'TGET PAYMENTS FORAUTOGRAPHS,SPONSORSHIPS ORROYALTIES FROMVIDEO GAMES.THEY'RE NOTALLOWED TO GOHOME AND BECOMPENSATED FORCOACHING A SOCCERCAMP AT THEIRJUNIOR HIGH ORHIGH SCHOOL, THEYCAN'T GIVE PRIVATELESSONS IN THEOFF-SEASON.THEY CAN'T HOST ASPONSOREDINSTAGRAM POST ORTWITTER, THEYCAN'T HOST AYOUTUBE CHANNEL.20.35.58 THE BILLSARE WELL-INTENDEDAND THEY AREPOINTING AT ALARGER PROBLEMWHICH IS ALL OF THEMONEY IN COLLEGESPORTS.THEY ARE ALSOWHILE WELL-INTENDED I DON'TTHINK THEY AREWELL-INFORMED.JO POTUTO IS A LAWPROFESSOR AT U-N-LAND IS ONE OF THENATION'S TOP LEGALSCHOLARS ON NAME,IMAGE ANDLIKENESS.MY OWN VIEW IS WENEED TO CUT BAITONE WAY OR THEOTHER.EITHER SAY WE AREIN THE RIGHT PLACEBECAUSE OF ALL OFTHE NEGATIVECONSEQUENCES ORSAY WE'RE GOING TOOPEN IT UP BUT THATIS THE WORLD WEARE GOING TO BE IN.WHILE THE NAME,IMAGE AND LIKENESSCONVERSATION ISFOCUSED AROUNDCOLLEGIATEATHLETES, OLYMPICHOPEFULS LIKETHOSE COMPETINGHERE AT THE U.S.SWIM TRIALS INOMAHA COULD BETHE ONES THATBENEFIT THE MOSTFROM THISLEGISLATION.THESE ATHLETESDESERVE IT, THISWILL NOT TAKE ITOVER THE TOP BUTWHEN IT IS A FULL-TIME JOB TODEDICATE THIER LIFETO THE SPORT, YEAHI THINK IT WOULD BEA TREMENDOUSBENEFIT.CURRENTLYCALIFORNIA IS THEONLY STATE TO PASSLEGISLATION.PROFESSOR POTUTOBELIEVES THIS LAWWILL ULTIMATELYNEED TO BE DECIDEDIN OUR NATION'SCAPITOL.IF WE'RE GOING TOGO IN THIS AREA ATALL IT HAS TO BENATIONALLY.WE CAN NOT DO ITAT A STATE LEVEL.REPORTING INOMAHA, PHILBERGMAN, 3 NEWSNOW.ON THURSDAYSENATOR HUNT'SBILL MADE IT OUT OFCOMITTEE AND ONTO THE FLOOR.IF PASSED, THE BILLWOULD GO IN TOEFFECT IN 20-23.