“I just think we haven’t figured it out yet, in terms of how to handle some of the issues in college athletics,” Tulsa basketball coach Frank Haith said. “I don’t have a strong opinion (on the bill) one way or the other … but I think it’s going to be hard to do that and have a level playing field.”

Under the current model, the NCAA has amateurism rules in place that prevent college athletes from being compensated as a result of the use of their name, image or likeness. Receiving money for those would result in a loss of eligibility.

“We all complain about the NCAA at times, but it has been uniform,” Gundy said. “The speed limit’s the speed limit. That’s one great thing about this country — for the most part we try to stay uniform. We all follow the same laws. The NCAA, people complain about it, but they have done that. The system is in place.”

The move by California is making waves and prompting debate on a hot topic in college sports, but it’s also raising more questions than answers.