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Jan. 6, 2025

How college athletes can navigate NIL rules

As we advance college athletes' compensation rights, we must protect our players from exploitative pay-for-play schemes that threaten their careers in this evolving NIL landscape.

Frank N. Darras

Founding Partner DarrasLaw

Email: frank@darraslaw.com

Western State Univ COL; Fullerton CA

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Those of us privileged to represent high school and college athletes have been fighting for years to secure compensation rights for our players. There is progress in major federal antitrust actions, which is inching us toward a model where college athletes can legally be paid by schools under specific circumstances. 

However, the abhorrent tradition of schools and their representatives exploiting our athletes continues, influencing them t...

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