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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 3778859, member: 27"]
I think this is a big part of the problem.  In a perfect world, the NCAA would take the lead here and set standard guidelines to manage this difficult issue.

Instead, they have ignored the problem.  It looks like they are hoping it will just go away.

Meanwhile, states are enacting laws allowing this.  Each state is doing so independently, and there is little hope for consistency.

I know some have broached the idea of taking the name and likenessL money earned by an athlete and putting it in a trust fund that cannot be accessed until the athlete is done with college athletics.

That might be a good starting point for legislation.  That should make it less attractive for boosters to try and buy championship teams.

Maybe there could be exceptions made for athletes in financial hardship.  If an athlete has a family and needs to help support them, or a dire financial emergency,  money from the trust could be made available while the athlete was still playing college ball.

I would think the vast majority of athletes in revenue producing sports should have enough money (as Bees has pointed out above) for their typical day to day college expenses.  Asking them to wait to access the money until they have finished playing seems a reasonable compromise to avoid abuses but still give the athletes the money they deserve for use of name and likeness.
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