NCAA Archives

Gov. Newsom Signs Student Athlete Compensation Law to Move Up Start Date

September 1, 2021 10:59 am

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Tuesday that would effectively start to give NCAA student athletes compensation if their name, image, or likeness is used. Senate Bill 26, authored by Senators Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Steven Bradford...

New Senate Bill Introduced that Would Expand Student-Athlete Compensation Rights

December 7, 2020 7:46 pm

On Monday, a new bill was introduced in the Senate that would add onto a previously passed bill that allowed NCAA students compensation and the right to make money off of their name-image-and-likeness (NIL) being used. The as of yet...

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...