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‘It’s all legal’: Foreign college athletes cash in at home

FILE - Nebraska guard Jaz Shelley dribbles the ball down the court against Creighton in the third quarter during an NCAA basketball game Nov. 17, 2021, in Lincoln, Neb. Shelley is among thousands of international student athletes who can’t earn income from their name, image and likeness on U.S. soil. Some are trekking home to do it. Shelley made a trip home to Australia for so-called “NIL” deals. (AP Photo/John Peterson, File) FILE - Miami punter Lou Hedley prepares to punt during the second half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina State, Oct. 23, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Hedley is among thousands of international student athletes who can’t earn income from their name, image and likeness on U.S. soil. Some are trekking home to do it. Hedley had to fly 13,000 miles to western Australia to cash in on his name. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
‘It’s all legal’: Foreign college athletes cash in at home