NCAA To Allow Players To Get Paid

On Tuesday October 29th, the NCAA, the organization that manages collegiate sports announced that its governing body voted unanimously to start the process of allowing college athletes to profit from their names, images and likeness. The NCAA’s board of governors gathered Tuesday morning in Atlanta on the campus of Emory University for its final regularly scheduled meeting of 2019. The board asked the three separate NCAA divisions to “Immediately begin figuring out how to update their rules in a way that maintains a distinction between college and professional sports”. Over the years, several NCAA players, coaches and programs have found themselves embroiled in controversy regarding financial perks given to players. This issue has escaped not even the biggest of names in our sports culture.  NFL Quarterback Cam Newton, former basketball star and commentator Chris Webber, and Bengals Star Wide Receiver A.J. Green been found “guilty” of receiving improper financial perks during their collegiate playing days.