A <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/tennessee-volunteers/">Tennessee</a> football player has filed a declaration supporting the state of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Virginia in their <a href="https://www.on3.com/news/tennessee-virginia-attorney-generals-file-lawsuit-against-ncaa-following-nil-investigation-into-volunteers/">lawsuit</a> against the NCAA.



Offensive lineman <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/jackson-lampley-51609/">Jackson Lampley</a> filed a six-page declaration on Thursday where he outlined how <a href="https://www.on3.com/nil/">NIL</a> plays a role in the decisions of recruits and has helped college athletes. The redshirt senior also attests to how prospects should be able to communicate with collectives during their recruiting process and signing a National Letter of Intent ends the negotiation window. 



“The signing of the LOI signals the end of the recruiting process,” Lampley wrote in his testimony. “Once the LOI is executed, competing schools are forbidden from contacting that recruit. While many athletes provide non-binding ‘verbal’ commitments to a school prior to signing the LOI, that does not necessarily signal the end of the recruitment process. Recruits still have the power to reconsider their commitment, and some recruits make it clear that they are still willing to hear from other schools, thus potentially shopping one opportunity against another.”



Booster-driven NIL <a href="https://www.on3.com/nil/collectives/">collectives</a> have become crucial in retaining and attracting top talent. Collectives make up roughly 90% of all dollars in the space. They have become the recruiting tool in college football. The NCAA recently <a href="https://www.on3.com/nil/news/florida-state-seminoles-ncaa-nil-violations-collective-booster-alex-atkins/">levied</a> sanctions on <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-state-seminoles/">Florida State</a> and is also <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/florida-gators/news/florida-ncaa-investigation-jaden-rashada-recruitment-nil-quarterback/">investigating</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-gators/">Florida</a> for the <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/jaden-rashada-52678/">Jaden Rashada</a> saga – both are cases allegedly involving recruiting infractions involving NIL collectives.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-jackson-lampley-emphasizes-role-of-nil-in-recruiting">Jackson Lampley emphasizes role of NIL in recruiting</h2>



Earlier this week, news <a href="https://www.on3.com/nil/news/why-tennessee-ncaa-nil-battle-matters-for-future-of-college-sports/">broke</a> of the NCAA investigating Tennessee for multiple potential NIL violations. The Tennessee and Virginia attorneys general fought back Wednesday, filing a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Tennessee that challenges the NCAA’s ban on NIL in high school recruiting. At its root, it’s an antitrust lawsuit arguing the body does not have the right to put restrictions on compensating college athletes.



Lampley joins Tennessee athletic director Danny White and Spyre co-founder James Clawson as declarants in the lawsuit. In the declaration, he emphasizes how much NIL is weighted in the recruitment of the top prospects in the nation. 



“Almost every recruit I meet with asks first and foremost about NIL,” Lampley states. “But they also ask about all the same factors I considered in the pre-NIL world. Just like finances are a factor for every other college student’s decision for where to enroll, how much weight a recruit puts on financial costs and opportunities ought to be up to them, as simply part of finding the right fit for a given athlete’s circumstances. In my observation, NIL has become one of the top factors that current recruits consider when determining where to go to school.”



Tennessee and Virginia are pursuing a temporary restraining order that would bar the NCAA from enforcing its NIL inducement ban for recruits and players in the transfer portal. More importantly, the filing states that the Court must grant the TRO by Feb. 6, the day before National Signing Day. 



This is a breaking news story and will be updated

Jackson Lampley

On3 NIL

Tennessee OL Jackson Lampley files declaration in suit against NCAA

Teams

Fan Sites

Forums

Shows

team-link

College Football News

College Football Player Rankings

College Football Rankings

College Football Playoff

College Basketball News

Women's Sports

College

NIL News

NIL Valuation

NIL Deals

NIL Deal Tracker

Sports Business

Transfer Portal News

NCAA Transfer Portal News

NCAA Transfer Portal

Transfer Portal Rankings

Transfer Portal Team Rankings

Transfer Portal

NCAA Transfer Portal Home

Football Recruiting

Basketball Recruiting

Database

Team Rankings

Player Rankings

Industry Comparison

Commitments

Recruiting Prediction Machine

Recruiting

High School News

Schools

High School Search

Rankings

High School Rankings

Scores

High School Scores

High School

NFL Draft

NFL Draft News

Draft By Stars

College Draft History

College Draft Totals

NBA Draft

NBA Draft News

Draft

NASCAR

Culture

Sports Betting

About

On3 App

Advertise

Press

Contact

Football

Basketball

Women's Basketball

Softball

Baseball

News

Deals

Recruits

Events

Newsletter

Alabama

Arizona State

Arizona

Arkansas

Auburn

Baylor

Boston College

California

Removed

Clemson

Colorado

Duke

Florida

Florida State

Georgia

Georgia Tech

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Iowa State

Kansas

Kansas State

Kentucky

Lettermen Row

Lettermen Lounge

Louisville

Maryland

Miami

Michigan State

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi State

Missouri

NC State

Nebraska

North Carolina

Northwestern

Notre Dame

Ohio State

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Ole Miss

The Main Board

Oregon

Oregon State

Penn State

Pittsburgh

Purdue

Rutgers

South Carolina

Stanford

Syracuse

Tennessee

Texas A&M

Texas

Texas Tech

UCLA

Utah

Vanderbilt

Virginia

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest

Washington

Washington State

West Virginia

Wisconsin

BamaOnLine

BOL Round Table

Inside Texas

IT Members Only

DawgsHQ

Dawg Walk

Scoop Duck

Recruiting & Sports

AuburnSports

The Corner

WeAreSC

GarryP's Trojan Huddle

The Wolverine

The Fort

The Lions Den

The Wolfpacker

The Wolves’ Den

GatorsOnline

Swamp Talk

Alabama A&M

Alabama State

Albany

Alcorn State

Abilene Christian

Appalachian State

Akron

Army

Austin Peay

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Arkansas-Little Rock

Arkansas State

Air Force

Ball State

American

Wofford

Winthrop

Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Wisconsin-Green Bay

Wichita State

Western Carolina

Volleyball

Gymnastics

Men's Lacrosse

Women's Lacrosse

Men's Soccer

Women's Soccer

Women's Track

Men's Golf

Women's Golf

Men's Hockey

Women's Hockey

Men's Swimming

Women's Swimming

Wrestling

Men's Tennis

Women's Tennis

Annual $1

Annual Premium

Annual $1 

Monthly

Annual

Unlimited Access to This and All Articles.

Article (On3 Plus Rivals)

Forum (On3 Plus Rivals)

Tennessee OL Jackson Lampley files declaration in suit against NCAA

College Football Playoff

Darian Mensah

Jaden Rashada

Damon Wilson

Looking ahead