Recently, Lee Igel, a clinical associate professor at the NYUSPS Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport, spoke about the impact of state legislation on paying college athletes and on “likeness” rights with Matt Brown of SB Nation.
Their discussion was grounded in the changing dynamics over the last 75 years, the plusses and minuses of paying student athletes, and the ways in which changing policies regarding this issue might affect fans who follow and root for college athletes.