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1 month agoWith $2.7 billion settlement approved, college sports' big money era is officially here
Colleges can now directly pay athletes, marking a significant change in college sports compensation.
In many ways, Knowlton's tenure ended months ago. The moment the Bears hired Ron Rivera on March 20... Knowlton became the Zombie AD in Berkeley.
"One thing people didn't know about before is, hey, there are a lot of good colleges in Asia that are world-leading institutions, very famous schools, but they also have fascinating basketball programs and there is already an existing following," Li told ESPN.
The Dallas Wings guard, Paige Bueckers, is attending the Star's playoff game while fans eagerly anticipate schedules for local pro and college teams.
âNate was a treasured member of our football team, being honored with all-conference accolades following his first year of collegiate competition,â said Coach Matt Moore.
"I mean, he's given us some of the best pre-game speeches that I've been a part of, so I thought for him to be able to talk to the general student body would be an awesome opportunity."
Proof is in the pudding, right? (We're) setting the program record for guys being able to get drafted in the NFL this year. Our draft picks have gone up every year since we've been here, and that's really a credit to those players who have worked extremely hard getting an opportunity to live out their dream. Really excited for them and really grateful for everything they did for Oregon.