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NIL is just the latest chapter in the long and uneven history of compensation in college sports

The introduction of name, image likeness payments that rule the college landscape is hardly the first time atheltes have been compensated for playing. Almost since the beginning, they’ve…

  • NIL payments represent new form of athlete compensation in college sports.
  • NCAA approved NIL after 2014 lawsuit and House settlement in 2021.
  • History includes train tickets, scholarships and under-the-table payments.

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