COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney, South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer and Coastal Carolina football coach Tim Beck all came together at the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to pass a law allowing their schools to directly compensate their athletes.
The call for name, image and likeness legislation came Tuesday in a South Carolina House education committee hearing. It passed unanimously after the committee started the meeting with a group photo -- coaches in the front and lawmakers in the back. The bill now goes to the House floor; the Senate hasn't taken up the matter yet.