While I think college athletes deserve to be paid at least some stipend for their play, a single state trying to change the rules is not the way to go about it. At best California schools will be kicked out of the NCAA. At worst college sports as we know them will be destroyed. And, once again, we will have California dictating to the rest of the nation.

The NCAA sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, explaining the ramifications of the state's Senate Bill 206 should it be signed into law.

Under the bill, college athletes in California would be eligible for compensation under an "unrestricted name, image and likeness scheme." The NCAA Board of Governors insisted that passing the bill would "wipe out the distinction between college and professional athletics and eliminate the element of fairness that supports all of college sports."


The NCAA also stated in the letter that the 58 NCAA schools in California would no longer be permitted to compete in NCAA competitions if the bill is passed since they would have an "unfair recruiting advantage" over the other member schools across the nation.
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