from the article posted below regarding commerce:
by jt (2019-05-25 13:05:43)

In reply to: Won’t pass a court challenge.  posted by 84david


In response to these types of arguments, the State of California would likely stress that (in its view) the Fair Pay to Play Act is necessary to ensure basic fairness in intercollegiate sports. The text of the bill, in fact, details reasons why the Act is arguably needed. This text draws heavily on a 2012 study titled “The $6 Billion Heist,” which was authored by National College Players Association president Ramogi Huma and Drexel University professor Ellen Staurowsky, and a 2014 study by the College Sport Research Institute, which is directed by University of South Carolina professor Richard Southall. Here are several points raised in the bill:

· As of 2011, the average annual scholarship shortfall for full scholarship FBS college football players as a result of out-of-pocket expenses was $3,825.

· As of 2011, more than 80 percent of full scholarship football and men’s basketball players lived at or below the federal poverty level.

· As of 2011, the “fair market value of the labor of the average FBS football and men’s basketball player was approximately $137,357 and $289,829, respectively.”

· As of 2014, revenue-producing male athletes graduate at a rate of 17.5 percentage points below other male students.

· The current landscape for college sports in California adversely impacts African American students in disproportionate ways. The bill stresses that “California’s African American college athletes are overrepresented in revenue producing sports and suffer the lowest graduation rates.”

· Senators Skinner and Bradford maintain that college athletes need skilled representation since they “face repercussions for obtaining legal representation to protect their academic, physical, and financial well-being.”


I would recommend reading the entire article as it deals with this and other issues. Basically, there would be options on the table (including CA and other like minded states and schools to form their own conferences outside of the NCAA) but the best end result would be for the NCAA to get out in front of this and allow for image and likeness/endorsement deals.