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College athletes can start cashing in Published: July 1, 2021 10:23 PM EDT Updated: July 1, 2021 10:26 PM EDT Recommended The floodgates have opened for college athletes in Florida and across the country to make money based on their names, images and likenesses, as the first contracts started to be inked Thursday. A Florida law allowing athletes to receive off-the-field compensation took effect Thursday, after being signed last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Seeing such laws go into effect in Florida and other states, the NCAA on Wednesday adopted a “uniform interim policy” allowing athletes ...

Trailblazing Legislation Allows College Athlete Compensation in Florida July 1, 2021 Trailblazing Legislation Allows College Athlete Compensation in Florida Tallahassee, Fla., July 1, 2021 – Following Governor DeSantis signature on HB 845 that allows college athletes to be compensated for their name, image or likeness (NIL), today Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran was joined by Rep. Chip LaMarca and Florida State University quarterback McKenzie Milton, along with fellow teammates, as he signed a contract with Miller’s Ale House to be paid for the use of his NIL. Florida is one of...