Is paying college athletes charity? Even in the confusing NIL era, it looks increasingly unlikely

NEW YORK (AP) — Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through name, image and likeness deals, everyone is still trying to find out what the new normal will be.

Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, called it “uncharted waters of change” in July at SEC Media Days in Dallas, as college football season approaches. “Anytime you go through a reset, it is difficult,” said Sankey, whose conference not only...