Ideas hit the drawing board as state seeks stability in Name, Image, and Likeness era

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 925

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Creating a student-owned trust fund for college athletes is among the ideas swirling in the mind of the man leading the state task force charged with keeping Florida competitive in the new era of paying college athletes.

Ken Jones, a member of the State University System Board of Governors and chair of the newly-created Task Force on Intercollegiate Athletics, said the trust could be one, but not the only, driver for change in the multi-layered …

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