NCAA wants Gov. Newsom to reject bill allowing college athletes to be paid

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Board of Governors wants California Gov. Gavin Newsom to reject a new attempt to pay college athletes. And it is prepared to take the fight to court if necessary.

In a six-paragraph letter released Wednesday, the board urged Newsom not to sign the legislation known as the Fair Pay to Play Act, which would allow college athletes to be paid for the use of their names, likenesses, and images. The move comes two days after approval of the measure by the California Assembly, with the state Senate expected to consider the measure later this week. The board warned that California schools may be declared ineligible for NCAA competition if the bill becomes law because they would have an unfair recruiting advantage…Lees meer