Any progress the NCAA may have made when it comes to allowing athletes to profit off their name and likeness will be halted until further notice. Those talks have reportedly been put on hold for the time being due to concerns about COVId-19, also known as the coronavirus. Back in October, the NCAA’s Board of Governors voted to allow each separate division to make its own new policies on image and likeness for its student-athletes. In a rather aggressive timeline, the NCAA hoped for these policies to be in place by January of 2021 at the absolute latest. That deadline may now be in jeopardy. According to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, the NCAA could put off talks about changing image and likeness policies because of the extenuating circumstances surrounding the coronavirus. “Sources: The NCAA may hold off on immediately addressing the topic of name, image, and likeness for student athletes due to the circumstances caused by Coronavirus,” Rothstein tweeted on Thursday. Back when the vote was officially announced last fall, NCAA president Mark Emmert said that it was about creating more opportunities for student-athletes. At the same time, Emmert was concerned about striking the balance between athletes getting what… Read full this story
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