NCAA may delay vote on name, image and likeness rules until later this year
The NCAA could be kicking the can down the road when it comes to name, image and likeness rules changes.
Originally announcing a deadline of "no later than January 2021" in a mandate released Oct. 29 2019, Steve Berkowitz and Dan Wolken of USA Today are reporting that there are growing conversations among college presidents, conference officials and administrators about delaying the vote until later this year.
There are three reasons for the potential delay, per USA Today:
- The Supreme Court's decision to hear the NCAA's appeal of a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the NCAA cannot limit benefits related to education that college athletes can receive.
- Uncertainty about the type of bill Congress may vote on to regulate name, image and likeness issues
- Lack of detail given to NCAA membership about "how a third-party clearinghouse would function to vet name, image and likeness deals signed by athletes to ensure they are not de facto recruiting inducements"
“Several conferences are pushing back,” one person with knowledge of the discussions told USA Today. “Not even sure presidents know if it will actually be voted on.”
The previous goal was for the new NIL policy to be adopted in January 2021 and take effect for the 2021-22 academic year. As of today, the proposed changes to the NCAA's NIL rules are scheduled for Monday's Division I Council meeting, followed by another session on Thursday with the Division I Board of Directors. For more information on the potential delay, check out the full USA Today report here.
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