Originally Posted by
TheSultan
Phantom, I think you are correct that the OB ruling has a larger effect.
However as I understand it, the players wouldn't be paid by the University directly, but though licensing, advertising, etc. paid by a third party. One of the proposals is that the money would be held in trust and distributed every year. I might be completely wrong about this.
It would be open to all athletes, but my guess is that only those with the highest profile could benefit. So for instance, the local booster who owns a car dealership could have Duane Wilson appear in a couple of his ads and gets paid (eventually) $5,000 for it. That same opportunity will likely not be available to the back up volleyball player.