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Web Extra: UNL law professor discusses proposed name, image, and likeness bill

Posted 12:21 AM, Feb 15, 2020
and last updated 12:21 AM, Feb 15, 2020

LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — Nebraska senator Megan Hunt is proposing a name, image and likeness bill which would allow college athletes to be compensated.

Reporter Phil Bergman sat down with Jo Potuto, a law professor at UNL who is one of the nation's top legal scholars on name, image and likeness.

They touch on pay to play, gender equity and how sponsorship will be affected by the bill.

Watch the full interview in the above video.