Nebraska lawmakers OK endorsement deals for college athletes

Nebraska lawmakers OK endorsement deals for college athletes

ENDORSEMENTS ORCOACHINGOPPORTUNITIES UNDER ABILL THAT JUST PASSEDTHE UNICAMERAL TODAY.IT NOW AWAITS THEGOVERNORS SIGNATURE.CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHERSTEFFANI NOLTE SHOWSYOU WHAT THIS MEANSFOR COLLEGE ATHLETES.PROFESSIONALATHLETES ARE SOME OFSOCIAL MEDIA'S MOSTFOLLOWED PEOPLE...ALLOWING THEM TOCASH IN ON SPONSOREDPOSTS ANDENDORSEMENT DEALS.SOMETHING COLLEGEATHLETES CURRENTLYCAN'T DO.HUNT 5:12 "LESS THAN 3%OF COLLEGE ATHLETESEVER GO PRO AND THENUMBER IS EVEN LESSFOR WOMEN.SO, THIS GIVES ATHLETESTHE OPPORTUNITY TOCAPITALIZE ON THEIRSKILL AND TALENT, TOEARN COMPENSATIONFOR IT." SENATORMEGAN HUNTSPONSORED THE BILL.IT JUST PASSED THENEBRASKA UNICAMERALWITH A VETO-PROOFMAJORITY, IT WILL GIVECOLLEGE ATHLETES THERIGHT TO BE PAID FORUSING THEIR NAME -IMAGE - AND LIKENESS.HUNT 4:21 "MAYBE YOUWANT TO COACH ASOCCER CLUB AFTERSCHOOL, MAYBE YOUWANT TO GIVE GOLFLESSONS IN THE OFFSEASON, MAYBE YOUWANT TO POST ASPONSORED INSTAGRAMPOST SELLING JUICE ORSOMETHING.THESE ARE THINGS THATSEEM COMPLETELYREASONABLE.EVERY OTHER STUDENTIS ALLOWED TO DOTHINGS LIKE THISEXCEPT ATHLETES.THIS REMOVES THATBARRIER AND ALIGNSSTUDENT ATHLETES WITHTHE REST OF THESTUDENT POPULATION."UNIVERSITY OFNEBRASKA PRESIDENTTED CARTER SAYS HE ISPLEASED AND HAS BEENTRACKING THE BILLCLOSELY.CARTER "I THINK IT'S AGOOD SUPPORT FOROUR COLLEGE ATHLETES.I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANATIONAL RULING ON ITBECAUSE THAT WOULDMAKE IT COME ACROSSBETTER FOR OURNATION, ACROSS THEENTIRE NCAAENTERPRISE." SENATORROBERT CLEMENTSVOTED AGAINST THE BILL.HE IS CONCERNEDABOUT THEENDORSEMENTSAFFECTING TEAMMORALE ANDRECRUITING.CLEMENTS 5:00 THEBIGGEST SCHOOLS WITHTHE RICH DONORSCOULD OUTBID THESMALLER SCHOOLS AND ITHINK THAT WOULD BEAN UNFAIR PLAYINGFIELD.I'D RATHER NOT SEERECRUITING BECOMING ABIDDING WAR.I ALSO BELIEVE THEPURPOSE OF COLLEGE ISIN EDUCATION, THAT'SWHY THEY'RE REALLYSUPPOSED TO BE THERE,TO GET AN EDUCATION.IF GOVERNOR RICKETTSSIGNS THE BILL,STUDENT ATHLETESCOULD START EARNINGMONEY FOR THEIR NAME- IMAGE - AND LIKENESSIN THREE YEARS.IN LINCOLN, STEFFANINOLTE, 3 NEWS NOW.GOVERNOR RICKETTSDECLINED TO COMMENTON THE BILL TODAY.HE HAS FIVE DAYS TOSIGN OR VETO IT...WHICH STILL GIVESSENATORS A CHANCE TOCHANGE THEIR VOTE.