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Dept. of Education: Title IX applies to athlete pay
The direct payment plans that many major college athletic departments are making for athletes would violate Title IX law, according to a Department of Education memo.
NIL has opened a ridiculous can of worms. Honestly, I hope this is the beginning of the end of college sports. Insanity rules the world.
FootballDad
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The argument for NIL when players and others who stand to profit from it started braying is that it would compensate them for use of their "name, image, likeness" for jersey sales, their likeness in video games, etc. That sounds reasonable that one should get a cut of profits being generated directly by their "name, image or likeness". Instead it has turned into just a direct-pay mercenary program. Can anyone demonstrate that Dontavious, Vonzella or Shaquan who are going to be paid $5 million generated that much with their NIL? The answer is doubtless "NO" for 90% or more.