General Assembly passes tweak to law affecting college athletes
Tigers players (left to right) Jalen Duren, Alex Lomax and DeAndre Williams speak to the media on March 16, 2022. Lomax and Williams are two of the many student atheletes participating in the 901 Fund, which helps University of Memphis athletes capitalize on their name, image and likeness (NIL). (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Kevin Vaughan (R-Collierville), amends last year’s name, image and likeness law, which allowed college athletes to get paid while still prohibiting their schools from paying them directly.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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