The world of college sports is changing.

With the ability of college athletes now able to capitalize on their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), the financial decisions pertaining to nearly every aspect of NCAA sports is now something that players will certainly have an active interest.

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There is big news coming to the upcoming 2022-23 Big Ten football season (and NFL season). Ohio online sports betting and Maryland sports betting are on the way.

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And now to take that one step further, the National Labor Relations Board has given their opinion that they believe that all college athletes are employees of their respective school.

NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo on Wednesday that reflected the opinion. The memo cites the recent Supreme Court decision with respect to NCAA athletes and their NIL rights, allowing them to make money from their experience with the sport.

That decision, NCAA v. Alston Supreme Court was handed down in October, 2020.