NCAA Board of Governors opens door to athletes benefiting from name, image and likeness

California State Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), who authored the bill there, told USA TODAY Sports she is "encouraged by the vote today, but the devil's in the details. … We'll be monitoring."

In a statement, Newsom said California wants to "ensure the rules ultimately adopted are aligned with the legislation we passed this year."

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