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SportsPulse: Former NBPA Executive Director Charles Grantham spoke with Trysta Krick about his feelings on compensation for collegiate athletes. USA TODAY

INDIANAPOLIS – Robbie Hummel, the former Purdue basketball player, is among athletes who could have made money from his name during college days if rules had been different.

Now that California has a law that would allow exactly that, the NCAA and 49 states have three years to resolve an issue that is complex even for legal scholars.The law is to take effect in 2023

If the money does not come from an athletic department, Hummel asked, who does it hurt?