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Sunday, June 1, 2014

'Amatuer' College Athletes to Get Paid


Big changes are upon us in college sports. College athletes can now get paid for use of their likeness, see - College athletes to get paid for likeness used in EA Sports video games. According to the article 'As many as 100,00 former players could receive up to $4,000'. Current players whose likeness appeared in video games will also be compensated. So now the NCAA is faced with a problem. 'Amatuer' athletes will be receiving payments based on their play. The settlement does not affect the upcoming Ed O'Bannon anti-trust lawsuit against the NCAA. Stay tuned.