Marshall football player Will Ulmer sings and plays guitar July 18, 2021, in Huntington, W.Va. The NCAA's decision last month to lift its longtime ban on an athlete being compensated for their name, image and likeness has opened up Ulmer and others to show off their artistic sides. (AP Photo/John Raby)

Marshall football player Will Ulmer sings and plays guitar July 18, 2021, in Huntington, W.Va. The NCAA's decision to allow athletes to be paid for their fame and celebrity has led to scores of deals big and small from coast to coast since July 1. Sponsorships and endorsements are the most common, but there has been another welcome wrinkle: Ulmer and other athletes are now able to show off their creative, artistic sides and earn some money while they're at it. (AP Photo/John Raby)

Marshall football player Will Ulmer goes over his playlist during a concert July 18, 2021, in Huntington, W.Va. Will Ulmer doesn’t have to hide anymore. The Marshall offensive lineman, all 6-foot-4 and 300 pounds of him, unleashed a year's worth of energy in his first on-stage performance since the start of the pandemic, playing guitar and belting out songs in his Kentucky baritone for a modest crowd outside a Huntington ice cream store..(AP Photo/John Raby)

Fans listen to Marshall football player Will Ulmer sing and play guitar July 18, 2021, in Huntington, W.Va. The NCAA's decision last month to lift its longtime ban on an athlete being compensated for their name, image and likeness has opened up Ulmer and others to show off their artistic sides. (AP Photo/John Raby)