“Evening the playing field:” Illinois lawmakers call audible on NCAA endorsement law – WCIA (Champaign)

Illinois lawmakers passed a law in 2021 that openly defied NCAA rules, allowing athletes in the state to profit off endorsements. The group behind the bill thought they were putting Illinois at the forefront of the NIL trend. And they did — for a day. One day after Governor Pritzker signed the bill, the NCAA lifted all of their amateurism rules. It was a free for all.

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