Ohio State AD Gene Smith against Fair Pay to Play act

COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith on Tuesday said he is against the Fair Pay to Play Act, which says colleges in California cannot punish their athletes for collecting endorsement money.

"My concern with the California bill -- which is all the way wide open with monetizing your name and your likeness -- is it moves slightly towards pay-for-play," Smith said, "and it's very difficult for us -- the practitioners in this space -- to figure out how do you regulate it. How do you ensure that the unscrupulous bad actors do not enter that space and ultimately create an unlevel playing field?

"One of our principles is try to create rules and regulations to try and achieve fair…