Chandler Fields, a quarterback at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, said that college athletes are less likely to stay at one school with the new opportunities to make money and transfer easily to other schools. (Photo courtesy of University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Bailey Tillman began her freshman year at McNeese State University in 2021 after new NCAA rules allowed college athletes to start making money. Attending a small school in a lesser-known conference, Tillman, a volleyball player, was not sure if local businesses would want to use her name or image in ads and other promotional activity – and national connections seemed impossible.
But by reaching …
