<p>Roommates, the conversation regarding the role that student athletes play in brining in funding for their institutions has caused a lot of tension between the #NCAA and it&#8217;s players. Many people. including the athletes, feel it is unfair that schools make a huge profit of them.</p>
<p>Now, students in every state will be able to make money off of their names. According to <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/27957981/ncaa-votes-allow-athletes-profit-likeness">ESPN</a>, the NCAA has just unanimously voted in favor of allowing college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness, on one condition.</p>
<p>Student athletes looking to make money while playing a sport must do so &#8220;in a manner consistent with the collegiate model.&#8221; The NCAA board is reportedly looking to shake things up to ensure that student-athletes have the same opportunities to make money as all other students.</p>
<p>&#8220;We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes,&#8221; board chair Michel Drake said. &#8220;Additional flexibility in this area can and must continue to support college sports as a part of higher education.&#8221;</p>
<p>The new rules are set to go into effect in January 2021, but this unanimous ruling is not the first of it&#8217;s kind. <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/california-governor-signs-bill-that-allows-ncaa-athletes-to-be-paid-for-their-name-image-and-likeness/">Back in September</a>, California Governor, Gavin Newsome, signed the &#8220;Fair Play to Pay Act&#8221;, which will allow NCAA athletes to earn profit from their likeness, and hire their own agents.</p>
<p>Governor Newsome expressed his thoughts on how the law will change the lives of student-athletes.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to say this is checkmate, but this is a major problem for the NCAA. It&#8217;s going to initiate dozens of other states to introduce similar legislation, and it&#8217;s going to change college sports for the better by having the interest of the athletes finally on par with the interests of the institutions,&#8221; Newsome said. &#8220;Now we&#8217;re re-balancing the power arrangement.&#8221;</p>
<p>What are your thoughts, Roomies? Let us know in the comments!</p>
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