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Student athletes may soon be able to get paid

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Student athletes may soon be able to get paidStudent athletes may soon be able to get paid

Member, you can't take moneyfrom anybody or you're goingto be punished for it andpossibly lose youreligibility to go pro."IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE MOSTENFORCED PRICIPLE RULES OFTHE N-C-A-A..

COLLEGEATHLETES CANNOT ACCEPT MONEYOR ENDORSEMENTS WHILE INSCHOOL.

A FUNDAMENTAL OFAMATEUR SPORTS.ONE OKLAHOMA LAWMAKER ISWORKING TO CHANGE THAT.

TWOWORKS FOR YOU'S TRAVISGUILLORY TAKES A 360-LOOK ATTHE EFFORTS TO ALLOW STUDENTATHLETES TO CAPITALIZE ONTHEIR SKILLS.AS WE GO 360..

WE HEAR FROMA SOON TO BE COLLEGEATHLETE.

THE OKLAHOMALAWMAKER WANTING TO LETPLAYERS PROFIT... THEN-C-AA'S REPONSE TO EFFORTSTO LEGALIZE AMATEUR PLAYERSGETTING MONEY ORENDORSEMENTS FOR THEIRPLAY... AND WE'LL HEAR FROMA FORMER COLLEGE FOOTBALLPLAYER.04:14:55-03 " Being able toplay at the level I playedat .

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It's a realblessing to have that gift."A GIFT TRACY MOORE USED TOGET A SCHOLARSHIP TOOKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY..BECOMING A STAR WIDERECEIVER FOR THE COWBOYS..EXCELLING ON THE FIELD" If a player is excellingand is bringing in profit, Ithink he or she should beable to profit from whatthey're doing." THAT'S WHYOKLAHOMA REPRESENTATIVE"MICKEY DOLLENS" -- A FORMERCOLLEGE AND OLYMPIC ATHLETE-- IS PROPOSING A NEW BILLTHIS LEGLISLATIVE SESSION.WHILE IT'S NOT A MATTER OFUNIVERSITIES PAYINGSTUDENTS.

HOUSE BILL 33-47WOULD ALLOW COLLEGE ATHLETESTO GET PAID FOR THE USE OFTHEIR NAME, IMAGE ORLIKENESS."This is them using theirown skills and talent tomarket in a free market andcapitalizing on their skillsand talents." AN IDEAFROMULATED FROM HIS OLYMPIANDAYS." I realized Olympians don'treceive any salary, but theyare allowed to receiveendorsements.

So, I tookthis Olympic model andapplied it to the NCAA,where you can still keep thespirit of amateurism, butyou're allowing students toalso profit off their ownname, likeness and image."UNDER THE PROPOSAL, THEYCOULD SELL AN AUTOGRAPH,HOST A CAMP AND CLINIC ANDCHARGE A FEE, MONETIZE THEIRYOUTUBE ACCOUNTS -- JUSTLIKE EVERYONE ELSE ON CAMPUS" If there's a student onacademic scholarship forEnglish and they write abest-selling book, and theirbook starts to sell, theydon't have to give up theiracademic scholarship." IT'SA SIMILAR BILL TO THE "FAIRPAY TO PLAY ACT" PASSED INCALIFORNIA IN SEPTEMBER OFLAST YEAR.

SIDE- STEPPINGONE OF THE NCAA'SFUNDAMENTAL RULES BEHINDCOLLEGE SPORTS.

THE NCAASENT A LETTER TOCALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR SAYING- "IT WOULD ERASE THECRITICAL DISTINCTION BETWEENCOLLEGE AND PROFESSIONALATHLETICS AND, BECAUSE ITGIVES THOSE SCHOOLS ANUNFAIR RECRUITING ADVANTAGE,WOULD RESULT IN THEMEVENTUALLY BEING UNABLE TOCOMPETE IN NCAACOMPETITIONS." 2 WORKS FORYOU REACHED OUT TO THE NCAAFOR THIS STORY MULTIPLETIMES, BUT OUR MESSAGES WERENEVER RETURNED.

SO, WEOBTAINED INFORMATION ONTHEIR WEBSITE.

A MONTH AFTERTHE CALIFORNIA BILL PASSED,THE NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATIONAND NATIONAL COLLEGE PLAYERSASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED THEYWOULD EXPLORE WAYS TO ENSURECOLLEGE ATHLETES GET A SHAREOF REVENUE FROM THE SALE OFTHEIR NAME, IMAGE ANDLIKENESS..

PUTTING PRESSUREON THE NCAA..

WHOSE BOARD OFGOVERNORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLYTHE VERY NEXT DAY TO EXPLOREPLAYING BALL." (The NCAA) alreadyacknowledged that they wouldreduce restrictions onendorsement for studentathletes." NCAA CHAIRMANMICHAEL DRAKE SAID IN ASTATEMENT... "WE MUSTEMBRACE CHANGE TO PROVIDETHE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCEFOR COLLEGE ATHLETES."" However, they didn't givea clear path forward or atimeline." THAT'S WHEREDOLLENS' BILL COMES IN --EXPEDITING THAT PROCESS ANDGIVING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.IT'S AN IDEA THAT WOULD'VEHELPED TRACY MOORE DURINGHIS O-S-U DAYS." I have people that are OSUfans that still order.

I'llsend off T-shirts toCalifornia, Stillwater.

IfI'm profiting now off of it,I could just imagine when Iwas playing and actuallyrelevant still how many Icould've sold."" You don't have time to geta job.

You don't have timeto do anything but playfootball." SOMETHING JENKSSTUDENT "MAKENNA BURCH" --WHO JUST SIGNED TO PLAYBASKETBALL AT THE UNIVERSITYOF TULSA -- ALREADY KNOWS.04:08:27-33 " Althoughtuition is a gift, athletesdon't have a lot of timejust to work outside oftheir sport." REPRESENTATIVEDOLLENS SAYS HIS BILL WOULDESPECIALLY BENEFIT FEMALEATHLETES -- LIKE MAKENNA.WHO DON'T HAVE AS MANYOPPORTUNITIES TO GO PRO ANDGET COMPENSATED." We don't really get paidthe same amount in the workarea, so I feel like itwould help a lot for women,for college athletes allaround the world." SO, THECLOCK IS TICKING.

STATES ARETAKING IT UPON THEMSELVES TOPASS LAWS ALLOWING COLLEGEATHLETES TO ACCEPT PAYMENTSAND ENDORSEMENTS..

WHILE THENCAA IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUTHOW TO REGULATE IT.

BUTACCORING TO THEIR WEBSITE --"THE ACTION TAKEN BYCALIFORNIA LIKELY ISUNCONSTITUTIONAL" -- ANDSUGGESTS OTHER STATES --LIKE OKLAHOMA -- PASSINGSIMILAR LEGISLATION WOULD BEHARMFUL... WITH DIFFERENTSTATES HAVING DIFFERENTRULES.AGAIN, WE TRIED TO REACHOFFICIALS AT THE NCAA, BUTDIDN'T GET ANY RESPONSES.ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE,THE ORGANIZATION SAYSMEMBERS IN EACH DIVISION ARECOMING UP WITH GUIDELINERECOMMENDATIONS..

WHICHTHEY'LL PRESENT TO THE BOARDIN APRIL.

THE NCAA IS MAINLYCONCERNED WITH MAKING SURETHE NEW GUIDELINES FOLLOW ASTUDENT MODEL AND NOT APROFESSIONAL MODEL.

THOSECODES COULD BE IN PLACE BYEARLY NEXT YEAR.

AS FOR ANOKLAHOMA LAW..REPRESENTATIVE DOLLENS' BILLGOES BEFORE OKLAHOMALAWMAKERS FOR CONSIDERATIONDURING SESSION THAT JUST GOTUNDERWAY TODAY.

HE EXPECTSIT TO PASS WITH BI- PARTISANSUPPORT.

TRAVIS GUILLORY, 2WORKS FOR YOU.TODAY'S WEATHER CHANGES MADEIT TOUGH ON FIREFIGHTERS.TODAY'S WEATHER CHANGES MADE




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