Kentucky to allow college athletes to earn off name, image or likeness
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday allowing the state's college athletes -- including players on the nationally renowned Kentucky and Louisville men's basketball teams -- to make money through the use of their name, image or likeness.
The Democratic governor said he took the action as a matter of fairness for college athletes. It will spare Kentucky's colleges from being at a competitive disadvantage with rivals in other states that will have laws enabling athletes to profit off their name, image or likeness, he said.
"This is important to our student-athletes, who for decades, others -- whether it's companies or institutions -- have profited on," Beshear told reporters. "These athletes deserve to be a part of that."
Beshear said his executive order takes effect July 1, when similar legislation passed in several other states will become law. His office said he was the first governor to make the change by executive order.
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https://www.espn.com/college-sports...low-college-athletes-earn-name-image-likeness
OK, why can't Ohio go the "executive order" route too?