NCAA Rule Proposals on NIL, Transfers
Sports Illustrated is reporting on proposals that the NCAA is making on Name, Image, Likeness rights as well as transfers.
For NIL:
As expected, the legislation grants athletes the right to use their name, image and likeness (NIL) to:
• Promote private lessons and business activities and operate their own camps and clinics, as long as they do not use school marks.
• Profit from endorsing products through commercials and other ventures, as long as they do not use any school marks or reveal the school in which they attend. They are only allowed to refer to “their involvement in intercollegiate athletics generally,” according to documents.
• Be compensated for autograph sessions, as long as they do not occur during an institution event or competition and no school marks or apparel is used during the sale of the material.
As for transfers, they are proposing what Harbaugh advocated for: 1 time transfer with immediate eligibility.
These proposals will be formally introduced Wednesday and voted on in January.
Links:
https://www.si.com/college/2020/10/13/ncaa-proposal-athlete-compensation-name-image-likeness
https://www.si.com/college/2020/10/13/ncaa-proposal-transfer-immediate-eligibility
October 13th, 2020 at 10:35 AM ^
Good.
That is all.
October 13th, 2020 at 10:36 AM ^
A one time transfer with immediate eligibility makes all the sense in the world, and it would spare everyone the sometimes dubious reasons given to justify immediate eligibility.
October 13th, 2020 at 3:29 PM ^
Some guys will just have to save the whole racism reason for their second transfer.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:15 PM ^
Out if curiosity...why did you land on that particular crazy excuse over the others? By chance?
October 13th, 2020 at 10:45 AM ^
Seems like they should be able to use school marks or reference the school as long as they have prior approval from the school.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:11 AM ^
Yep. The schools use the players for promotional material and merchandise (weird how #16 jerseys were all the rage while Denard was playing Qb) all the time. I'm assuming the players sign a waiver for promotional material. Why can't the player do the same for the school?
October 13th, 2020 at 11:16 AM ^
While I agree, I believe the reasoning behind it is so the school does not act or look like it is endorsing or employing the athlete. The NCAA is still holding onto the "amateur" status for these athletes by creating rules where schools are not just flat-out paying the athletes (lol) and maybe create a more level playing field.
But, of course, we all know schools and athletic departments are going to hire and create positions just to act as promoters/PR/agents to set up gigs for these athletes to make money and that will become the biggest and most-used recruiting tactic, particularly for highly-ranked prospects and big-money schools/programs.
October 13th, 2020 at 12:21 PM ^
I assume it has something to do with licensing deals within various conferences, and at least initially it's easier to just have a blanket prohibition as the rest of the NIL stuff gets worked out. But in the future my guess is you'll see a process by which guys can license the names and logos of the schools.
October 13th, 2020 at 10:46 AM ^
Long, long overdue
October 13th, 2020 at 10:54 AM ^
And somehow, I'll bet that Harbaugh gets zero credit for the transfer rule. Yet, he'll be crapped on when he mentions that he's wanted that change for a year, or so.
I'm not sure how they can keep the school's name out of any NIL deal, but I see these as a workable framework to start with.
October 13th, 2020 at 10:55 AM ^
As I often say, this legalizes bagmen, among other things. Long overdue.
October 13th, 2020 at 10:57 AM ^
Transfer rule is good. Regarding using school marks at signings/appearances/camps/etc., I can see both the pros and cons. Obviously, the player using both his/her and the school's names could maximize revenue potential for any events. But by using the school's name, unless the school receives a cut of any proceeds, the player is using the school in an uncompensated manner to make money (irony in the way big-money college sports have been run for decades is noted). As the line between amateur and professional in revenue sports blurs, this could be a very interesting discussion going forward.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:17 AM ^
Unfortunately, this just kicks the can down the road. Instead of getting in trouble for signing things kids will get in trouble for signing things with their school on it.
October 13th, 2020 at 10:58 AM ^
The NLI rules are a step in the right direction. The way they are written creates a likely scenario which I think would come under scrutiny from the courts.
If I interpret the rules correctly if/when Michigan hosts a fan day or open practice where the fans get to interact with the players, the school can profit from that event (i.e. charge an entrance fee) but the players would not be able to charge for their autographs during that event. However, if the players wanted to go to the locker room change into regular clothes and then cross the street, they could set up a table and charge for autographs.
1) Are players required to attend those types of events? Since it typically involves a counted spring practice I would assume yes.
2) If half the team decides to set up shop across the street from the stadium would the school be allowed to advertise an opportunity to interact with and get autographs from the players?
I'm sure most coaches will "encourage" players to provide autographs for free during the event inside the stadium. If I'm a player it won' take long to say that's BS.
The schools get the opportunity to advertise and profit either way. The players only get to profit one way, yet they are required to take part in the school portion and can't use the school during their portion. I would think some judges would look at that and call BS.
October 13th, 2020 at 12:07 PM ^
Good points. Beyond a judge calling BS, I think a more powerful regulating factor will be competition amongst schools. I think that you are spot on that some universities will "encourage" their athletes to partake in free autograph sessions. I even think some will actively discourage activities for athletes to seek $ on their own. But there will be other schools that take the opposite approach and guess which school the 4 and 5 star players will want to attend? Eventually everyone will realize that if you want to compete for the best players, allowing them to profit of their NIL is your only option.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:05 AM ^
Why no school marks? Federal legislation still needed.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:13 AM ^
NIL and any avenue to pay players cannot come soon enough
October 13th, 2020 at 11:15 AM ^
Betcha most of the SEC schools vote against it. They don't want to lose their competitive advantage with the Bagman.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:43 AM ^
Prepare the Money Cannon.
Not sure what it will/should look like exactly but Michigan has an opportunity to really help their recruiting with this.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:53 AM ^
Wow. It was clear the NCAA had to change but this? It's almost—what's the word I'm looking for?—reasonable.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:59 AM ^
"Hi I'm (enter athlete's name) and I'm involved in intercollegiate athletics generally and here at Speaker City we are slashing prices on everything from to DVDs to camcorders and everything inbetween"
October 13th, 2020 at 12:11 PM ^
I think all these changes are good, but holy bejeezers there's going to be a lot of transferring, and almost a free agency sort of feel to college sports now. The mid majors like MSU are really going to feel it
October 13th, 2020 at 12:18 PM ^
Good. Going to be funny to see how close these ads get to identifying colors of teams without actually getting there.
October 13th, 2020 at 12:57 PM ^
Seems like this still shuts the door on any potential college sports video games. Not sure how they can separate the athletes with the school regarding any compensation for appearing in the game with a Michigan uniform.
October 13th, 2020 at 1:09 PM ^
I still wish they would allow players who are not drafted to return to school.
October 13th, 2020 at 4:23 PM ^
Free agency
October 13th, 2020 at 11:16 PM ^
All of this makes too much sense...
...No way the NCAA passes it.