California Bill Would Allow College Athletes to Keep Amateur Status While Securing Marketing Opportunities

By Gregg E. Clifton and Iciss R. Tillis, of Jackson Lewis   The opportunity for college level student-athletes in California to take advantage of potential marketing opportunities while still maintaining their amateur status could soon become a reality.   A report from the National College Players Association and Drexel University Sports Management Program concluded that 82 percent of full-scholarship athletes who live on campus and 90 percent of full-scholarship athletes who live off