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For many Americans across the country, college sports are not just a pastime enjoyed with friends and family, but rather a part of the culture of who we are and where we are from. Ohio and Missouri are prime examples of places where college sports take on more meaning than just something to watch on TV. Whether it’s a primetime game at the Horseshoe or a matchup against Kansas at Mizzou Arena, the passion for college athletics is palpable.
It is this love of college sports, bolstered by our own experiences as student athletes, that has driven two congressmen from different political parties, parts of the country, and college sports allegiances to address the great injustice that currently exists the inability of student athletes to capitalize on their own name, image, and likeness or NIL.
Both parties back bill for image rights for college athletes
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Both parties back bill for image rights for college athletes
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‘Game changer’: Texas may join other states in letting college athletes profit from their names
After decades of unpaid college athletes feeling exploited in a multibillion-dollar industry, they’re closer than ever to benefiting from their names, images and likenesses.
Texas Longhorns defensive back Caden Sterns (7) signals to fans to cheer during the fourth quarter of a college football game between Baylor and the University of Texas on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)
AUSTIN Caden Sterns, a former safety for the Texas Longhorns, remembers the uncertainty surrounding the 2020 college football season as COVID-19 persisted through the summer.