STATESBORO — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 206 Monday, allowing college athletes in the state to hire agents and profit from their name, image and likeness.
The bill was opposed by the National Collegiate Athletic Assn., warning that it will upend the amateur aspect of college athletics.
At his weekly press conference Monday, Georgia Southern Head Coach Chad Lunsford weighed in on the conversation.
“When you start talking about student-athletes and you start talking about the different things that go on with it, obviously college football is a big business. College sports is a big business,” he said.