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  • Miami's Wong shows college sports hurtling toward free market

    May 6, 2022 11:00 am by Washington PostIllinois in the News
    Miami’s Isaiah Wong (2) shoots and scores during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Southern California’s Drew Peterson (13) March 18, 2022, in Greenville, S.C. An agent for Wong, a prominent college athlete finally said out loud what schools likely hear in private: Pay the player more, or he will transfer to a school that will. The demand made on behalf of Wong provided a rare glimpse into the way elite college sports have been transformed by student-athletes’ rights to earn money through endorsements. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

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    Washington Post (May 5) 'We are rapidly moving toward professionalization at full market rate for these NCAA players,' says U of I's Michael LeRoy. 'It’s very clear it’s really not about endorsements, it’s about paying guys for their performance.'

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