Without nationwide rules, South Carolina lawmakers move to keep college athlete payments secret

One by one, South Carolina senators stood up at the Statehouse this week, saying they didn't want to wade into the rules about paying college athletes, but they couldn't bear to see their Gamecocks or Tigers left behind on the field or the court. Nearly every senator who spoke wished the NCAA, which oversees college athletics, would implement rules on what Name, Image and Likeness payments can be revealed or kept secret, rein in the transfer portal where athletes can switch schools yearly, or just do something to stop the extreme changes in the sports they've loved all their lives.

By JEFFREY COLLINS