Editorial: CT late to the game to start paying college athletes
The Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board
May 19, 2021
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - MARCH 27: Paige Bueckers #5 of the UConn Huskies reacts to a basket against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the first half in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on March 27, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)Carmen Mandato / Getty Images
Can you hear that?
Tick, tick, tick ...
That’s the clock, and it’s running out. There’s no halftime this time. On July 1 the buzzer will go off that changes the college sports landscape. That’s when college athletes in six states can start getting paid by third parties for use of their image and likeness. Without active legislation, Connecticut is in a deep hole.