The Drake Group Applauds NCAA Position on Allowing College Athletes to Exploit Their Own Names, Images and Likenesses — But Issues Caution Regarding Trusting the NCAA

(What follows was recently published by the Drake Group and its President, B. David Ridpath, Ph.D., in response to the NCAA’s movement last month toward compensating student athletes in specific circumstances.)   “We applaud and are cautiously encouraged by the NCAA Board of Governors adoption of the following principles and guidelines that undergirded its decision to allow college athletes the freedom to exploit their own NILs and pursue employment opportunities previously denied: &nbs