Suni Lee and Other Olympians Can Now Go to College and Still Cash in on Fame
Thanks to new laws and rules that allow NCAA athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL), several Olympians who won gold in Tokyo, including gymnast Suni Lee, are going to college. There are 26 U.S. Olympians who won medals in Tokyo that still have NCAA eligibility. Top Olympic stars would often skip college in the past because they weren't allowed to capitalize on their fame while competing in the NCAA. Lee, who goes to Auburn, could reportedly earn $1 million in NIL deals.
Soon after the Tokyo Games, Lee will move into the freshman dorms at Auburn University. TOKYO — The thing Sunisa Lee is most looking forward to now that she is the Olympic all-around gymnastics champion is not her instant fame as one of Team U.S.A.’s biggest stars. It’s packing up her belongings …
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — United States Olympic wrestler Gable Steveson has taken advantage of the new opportunities for college athletes to cash in on their name, image and likeness by signing with clean energy drink company Kill Cliff. Steveson was a national champion as a junior at the University of …
Three-quarters of the 613-person U.S. Olympic team that was released Tuesday competed in the American collegiate system — the most up-to-date number to illustrate the country’s dependence on NCAA and other college programs to bring home medals. The roster released by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic …
Leading candidates to keep USC's gold-medal streak alive in 2021 include track sprinters Michael Norman (U.S.) and Andre De Grasse (Canada) and …