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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill into law on Monday allowing college athletes to profit off their likenesses, a blow to the long-held concept of NCAA amateurism. While the law — SB 206 — doesn't open up direct payment from universities to student-athletes beyond scholarships, it allows them to seek outside endorsement money without the risk of losing their amateur status. While the passing of the law was met with expected blowback from the NCAA, advocates of student-athletes being fairly able to profit off of their talents spoke glowingly of the news.
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