The AM/DM podcast: How much money goes to U of M athletes
Last year, a U.S. District judge finalized a settlement permitting university athletic departments around the country to distribute up to $20.5 million annually in revenue to student athletes.
That move was part of a shift that began in California in 2019 to allow college athletes to receive payments for their name, image and likeness.
This past week, for the first time ever, the University of Memphis disclosed it paid $11 million to student-athletes under revenue sharing.
Today, the U of M Board of Trustees will hear a presentation on that program, and we’re asking sports editor David Boyd all of our questions about how this all works.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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