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Athletes big winners in SCOTUS decisions

Journal - 06/28/2021
It was a landmark week for the rights of college athletes. First, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in NCAA v. Alston, siding with the college athletes over the national governing body. While the unanimous decision stopped short of instituting a pay-for-play model to compensate college athletes, the...

NCAA drafts interim NIL policy, enforcement

Weekend Rap - 06/27/2021
The NCAA has "drafted an interim name, image and likeness (NIL) policy outlining its rules, and the enforcement of them, for college athletes." Sources said that athletes in "all states will have an opportunity to monetize" their NIL for July 1 if the D-I BOD "approves the interim policy...

COVID protocols knock NC State out of CWS

Weekend Rap - 06/27/2021
COVID-19 "took a big bite out of this year’s College World Series," as the NCAA yesterday "removed North Carolina State from the tournament because of COVID cases on the team." NC State was "supposed to meet Vanderbilt in the bracket final that afternoon," but instead, Vanderbilt "advanced to...

Kentucky Gov. issues executive order on NIL

Morning Buzz - 06/25/2021
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced an executive order that "will require colleges in the state to allow their student-athletes to make money while still in school, a response to the ongoing debate" over NIL. Beshear is the "nation’s first governor to enact" NIL reform through an executive...

NCAA loses again in court, this time on NIL

Closing Bell - 06/24/2021
The NCAA’s legal problems "continued Thursday, when a federal judge denied its request to dismiss a lawsuit that not only challenges any limits on athletes’ ability to make money" from their NIL, but also "brings into play the prospect of athletes getting money from college sports TV rights fees."...

NCAA moves to pass NIL waiver before July 1 deadline

Daily - 06/24/2021
The NCAA D-I BOD is "likely to grant relief from existing regulations that prohibit athletes from benefiting off their" NIL, "creating a 'bridge' to July 1 and beyond," according to sources cited by Dennis Dodd of CBSSPORTS.com. The action, in essence, would be an "interim waiver of existing NCAA rules...

NCAA could grant NIL benefits via waiver

Morning Buzz - 06/24/2021
The NCAA D-I BOD is "likely to grant relief from existing regulations that prohibit athletes from benefiting" off their NIL, "creating a 'bridge' to July 1 and beyond," according to sources. In essence, the action "would be an interim waiver of existing NCAA rules that prohibit NIL benefits." An...
Quote Of the day

If I was a member of the Big Ten or SEC, I'd start looking over my shoulder and wondering when is the day going to come when the top of the SEC is not going to want the bottom of the SEC.

-- Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard, on fears that the constant turnover in college athletics is getting out of control. Ben Portnoy, SBJ.
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