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Gov. Newsom, Pac-12 Agree To Not Stop Conference Football Games This Year

September 17, 2020 6:18 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that there is nothing stopping NCAA football from returning this year to California, contradicting weeks worth of statements from Pac-12 football conference commissioner Larry Scott and teams who have accused the Governor of halting...

USC Football Players Urge Gov. Newsom To Allow Them To Play

September 16, 2020 2:56 pm

On Tuesday, the entire University of Southern California (USC) football team sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, urging him to allow them to play this season as other college conference holdouts announced they were returning to play this year....

California NCAA Players Demand More COVID-19 Protections, Extended Eligibility From Governor

August 5, 2020 12:45 pmAugust 7, 2020 11:13 am

On Tuesday, a group of Californian Pac-12 football players and officials from Governor Gavin Newsom’s office met to discuss what the state is doing for players during the COVID-19 pandemic and what the Governor could possibly do to protect them...

California Bans State-Funded Travel To Idaho Over New Transgender Laws

June 24, 2020 2:21 amJune 23, 2020 8:02 pm

“I do not believe that protecting the rights of women and girls to participate in athletics or recording objective facts constitute discrimination.” Idaho Governor Brad Little On Monday, California banned all state-paid travel to Idaho following the state’s passage...

California Law Prevails As NCAA Agrees To Allow Student Athletes To Be Compensated

October 30, 2019 3:55 pmOctober 30, 2019 7:28 pm

Less than two months after California passed a law allowing collegiate student athletes in California to be compensated for their image, likeness, or name being used, the NCAA has announced that it will be allowed nationwide. Initially the NCAA vowed...

California’s New Paid Student Athlete Law Quickly Spreads To Other States

October 26, 2019 2:07 amOctober 28, 2019 8:33 am

Last month’s signing of SB 206, which allows student athletes to receive compensation for their image or likeness being used, has inspired numerous states to enact their own legislation in only a matter of weeks. New York, Florida, South Carolina,...

NCAA Student Athletes Can Get Paid Under New California Law

September 30, 2019 1:49 pmOctober 1, 2019 6:42 am

Senate Bill 206, which allows NCAA student athletes to be paid when their image is used, has been signed into law. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law early Monday morning in front of numerous past and present professional...