Over the summer, one of the hot topics around NCAA athletics was the decision made by California to allow their student-athletes to benefit off of their name and likeness. Now, the NCAA is following suit and announced today that they will allow their student-athletes to benefit in the same way as long as it fits into NCAA guidelines.
Those guidelines are as follows:
►Assuring student-athletes are treated similarly to non-athlete students unless a compelling reason exists to differentiate.
►Maintaining the priorities of education and the collegiate experience to provide opportunities for student-athlete success.
►Ensuring rules are transparent, focused and enforceable and facilitate fair and balanced competition.
In a press release, the NCAA Board of Governors said they voted: “unanimously to permit students participating in athletics the opportunity to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model.”
I completely agree with this decision, especially if it allows for the return of a few beloved NCAA video games.
