Virginia State law changed to permit schools to directly sign players to NIL deals
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“Treat NIL like any other business” is a cheap and quick take. This would result in an impetus towards collective bargaining, one might suppose.
Interesting. I don't know that as a school I want to do these kinds of deals. Seems to open you up to litigation when the deals go sour. Would rather have the third-party "buffer" of willful ignorance.
What is the NIL part for schools? Are they going to broker deals and act as an intermediary? Or is this so they can pay Nick Singleton to promote Penn State athletics? I assume collectives will still be a thing since universities will have to have more transparency and oversight....
No extra effort need be involved. If PSU runs a promotional in which it runs tape of a play in a real game, it simply pays the player(s) involved a royalty. hell, if they catch players on the sideline watching, they can pay them, too. I love it. Fewer and fewer excuses for Big Game James not to win championships.
This ensures that players will be legally considered employees/contractors. They may end up regretting this.
At some point possibly, but not according to the linked article.
Virginia law allows schools to pay athletes for NIL
Schools in Virginia will be able to directly pay athletes via name, image and likeness deals thanks to a state law signed Thursday morning.
www.espn.com
I understand that is what they are trying to do, but I highly doubt that will hold up under Federal labor laws.At some point possibly, but not according to the linked article.
Virginia law allows schools to pay athletes for NIL
Schools in Virginia will be able to directly pay athletes via name, image and likeness deals thanks to a state law signed Thursday morning.
