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MAC Commish: Concepts On NIL Policy Could Be Coming Soon

MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said there could be some "concepts about how to manage" the NIL issue coming "within the next week or two." Appearing on Cleveland's WKRK-FM's "Bull & Fox" show, Steinbrecher said, "I don't know how you prevent some bidding wars from occurring, whether it's with prospects, whether it's with transfers. Stay tuned. I know we've got some groups working on it." He added, "It's going to be interesting. It's going to change the dynamics a little bit." Steinbrecher noted the changes that are being discussed are "really talking about ... third-parties paying student-athletes." He added, "It won't be the institutions, there won't be an employee/employer situation set up between institutions and student-athletes" ("Bull & Fox," WKRK-FM, 2/24).

IN THE FINAL STAGES: In Omaha, Martha Stoddard reports Nebraska lawmakers yesterday “moved a step closer” to allowing college athletes to “make money off their name, image or likeness.” Legislative Bill 962 “cleared the first of three rounds of debate by a vote of 36-4.” The bill is “modeled after a California law passed last fall and joins a growing movement.” At least 20 other states are “considering bills” (OMAHA WORLD-HERALD, 2/26). USA TODAY’s Steve Berkowitz writes yesterday’s outcome “does not yet move the bill” to Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts. However, with 25 votes “needed for final passage, the bill appears to have considerable momentum toward becoming the second such measure to pass a state legislature.” Nebraska’s bill would “allow the state’s colleges and universities to decide when to apply the measure to their athletes.” They “could do so at any time.” But it would “require implementation by July 1, 2023” (USA TODAY, 2/26).

AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE ATHLETIC’s Robert Litan cites sources as saying that Florida’s NIL legislation -- which so far has “strong bipartisan support -- is likely to pass both the state’s House and Senate before the legislative session ends in mid-March, though it is unclear whether the bill will become effective this July (the House version) or July 2021 (the Senate version).” If this happens, Florida will “become the first state where athletes can begin collecting NIL payments -- well before Jan. 1, 2023, the effective date of California’s NIL law.” A July ’20 effective date for the Florida bill also would “come six months before the NCAA’s three divisions are slated to finalize their own NIL policies” (THEATHLETIC.com, 2/26).

LEADING THE CHARGE: CBSSPORTS.com’s Dennis Dodd noted U.S. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio) is “one of many legislators crafting a name, image and likeness bill,” but he also is “perhaps the most qualified to do so.” The former NFLer’s bill is “one of at least three in the works by Congressmen.” The NIL discussion is “rushing toward a tipping point.” State governments, the federal government and the NCAA are “all actively involved in a final definition.” Given the “current climate in Congress, a federal bill may take 1-2 years.” Gonzalez said, “The reality of the calendar means we probably need to do something this summer. I don’t think we can sit on our hands and wait ‘til next Congress. We’ve got to do something in this Congress” (CBSSPORTS.com, 2/25).

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