According to the NCAA, student athletes are chattel. They are owned and controlled by the schools. The NCAA did not like the idea of student athletes being able to make money. Scholarships and stipends, kept the students in poverty—as if they should be property of the colleges, like slaves.
““Turning upside down rules overwhelmingly supported by member schools will aggravate an already chaotic collegiate environment, further diminishing protections for student-athletes from exploitation,” the NCAA said.
“The NCAA fully supports student-athletes making money from their name, image and likeness and is making changes to deliver more benefits to student-athletes, but an endless patchwork of state laws and court opinions make clear partnering with Congress is necessary to provide stability for the future of all college athletes.”
So, the NCAA wants government to control the athletes on their behalf. That is like Jim Crow laws.
Federal judge’s NIL ruling throws NCAA into chaos: ‘Turning upside down’
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A preliminary injunction could be a boon for college athletes.
A federal judge ruled on Friday that the NCAA cannot enforce its name, image and likeness rules that block student-athletes from negotiating deals with boosters.
The ruling would allow those athletes in the recruiting process or in the transfer portal to negotiate NIL deals without breaking NCAA rules.
Judge Clifton Corker wrote on Friday that “the NCAA’s prohibition likely violates federal antitrust law and harms student-athletes.”
“While the NCAA permits student-athletes to profit from their NIL, it fails to show how the timing of when a student-athlete enters such an agreement would destroy the goal of preserving amateurism,” Corker added.
The preliminary injunction, which came after the attorneys general of Tennessee Jonathan Skrmetti and Virginia sued the NCAA on Jan. 31, is not a final one, though it could have seismic effects on recruiting, as it would allow players to work out deals before even signing onto the school.
Prior to Friday’s ruling, only athletes enrolled at a school could make NIL deals, whether with a collective or a booster.
In a statement on Friday, the NCAA said it is not against athletes getting paid, but it did say the ruling will make things more “chaotic” in the college landscape.
The NCAA is facing at least six antitrust lawsuits, per the Associated Press.
“Turning upside down rules overwhelmingly supported by member schools will aggravate an already chaotic collegiate environment, further diminishing protections for student-athletes from exploitation,” the NCAA said.
“The NCAA fully supports student-athletes making money from their name, image and likeness and is making changes to deliver more benefits to student-athletes, but an endless patchwork of state laws and court opinions make clear partnering with Congress is necessary to provide stability for the future of all college athletes.”
In January, the NCAA had announced it was investigating the University of Tennessee and Spyre Sports Group — a collective — over the potential inducement with NIL deals in recruiting, alleging that the school broke rules in multiple sports, according to Knox News.
Part of the investigation centered around the recruitment of star quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
A lawyer who worked with Spyre told The Athletic that the preliminary injunction could have wide-ranging implications for college sports.
“This being the first domino to fall, what happens in the other pending antitrust cases now seems almost inevitable. And the NCAA’s lawyers must know that,” attorney Tom Mars said.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti expressed in a statement that the state will continue to fight the case.
“We will litigate this case to the fullest extent necessary to ensure the NCAA’s monopoly cannot continue to harm Tennessee student-athletes,” Skrmetti said.
“The NCAA is not above the law, and the law is on our side.”
