According to two studies, a handful of college athletes could make more than $100,000 from social media based on the number of followers they have and the value of their posts. NCAA BOARD SUPPORTS NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS COMPENSATIONCollege football and men’s college basketball players could make a lot of extra cash, according to OpenDorse studies published by FiveThirtyEight and Axios. Incoming UConn women’s basketball freshman Paige Bueckers is considered one of the best high school basketball players in the nation. She could potentially earn more than $670,000 with her social media engagement given that she has more than 502,000 followers on Twitter and Instagram. She could potentially earn more than $117,000 in social media engagement.

Source: Fox News May 28, 2020 12:22 UTC