Senate passes Kelsey resolution to pay college players for performance
East High's James Wiseman, who will play for the University of Memphis this fall, and other student-athletes should be "fairly compensated" based on the amount of money they bring universities, state Sen. Brian Kelsey contends. The Senate approved Kelsey's resolution urging public universities to work with athletic conferences on a plan for paying college athletes. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
NASHVILLE – State Sen. Brian Kelsey’s push to pay college athletes for performance got a boost in the General Assembly this week.
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Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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