It's been a few years since NIL (name, image, and likeness) deals became part of college athletics.

Student-athletes were officially allowed to get endorsement deals from third parties, but universities couldn't pay them directly. According to ESPN, that could all change after the NCAA agreed to settle three cases last year, where they now have to pay more than $2 billion to current and former D1 athletes who played over the last 10 years.

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As part of the settlement, schools will be allowed to pay athletes directly under a system capped at $20.5 million annually.

State law doesn't allow universities to directly pay students. During the legislative session, a bill passed in the House a

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