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How close are college athletes to getting a cut of media revenue?

by Andy Uhler

Aug 26, 2022

Now that the NCAA allows players to make money off their name, image and likeness, attention is turning to revenue from media deals.

Eventually, schools that earn a lot of money from football — like the University of Texas — may have to put athletes on their payrolls.

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