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10 College Football Players Who Would Have Made a Lot of Money from Their Likeness

If NCAA rules had been different, these players would have done very well
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Earlier this week, the NCAA Board of Governors publicly stated that it supports a proposed plan that would allow college athletes to make money for the use of their name, image, and likeness. Pushed by California passing the Fair Pay to Play Act and states like Florida following suit, the NCAA may never be the same as student-athletes will finally get a fairer cut of the massive profits they generate.

 

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5 Bold Predictions for 2014

Much like Nick Saban’s new $6.9 million annual salary, you can take these prognostications to the bank

 

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