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 received train tickets, some walking-around money and scholarships. For decades, a lot of the money came to players and their families under the table. Now, that money comes with the OK of the NCAA , though it doesn't mean college sports is truly clean. A brief look at the history of athlete compensation in college sports: The early years The NCAA was founded in 1906, in a push from President Teddy ...
