Dallas (1080 KRLD) - The NCAA has approved a policy to allow college athletes to get paid for the use of their name, image and likeness.
The policy will allow college athletes and recruits to make money off of activities like autograph signings, endorsements and personal appearances as long as they are consistent with any applicable state law where the athlete's school is located.
The new policy also allows athletes who attend schools in states without NIL laws on the books to make money off their name, image and likeness without violating NCAA rules.
KRLD's Austin York spoke with college football Hall of Famer, Chris Zorich, who was an All-American at Notre Dame, spent 7 years in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins, and later became the athletic director at Chicago State University, about the ruling.
The NCAA's move comes less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the association in a case involving education-related benefits. That 9-0 ruling is expected to impact issues related to compensation for athletes in states that have laws preventing such.
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