How college athletes are getting creative and cashing in
These days in college athletics, the biggest acronym isn맥스카지노t NCAA, instead it맥스카지노s NIL. Name, image and likeness, more pointedly, the ability for athletes to cash in on their own name, image and likeness and still remain eligible to play college sports.
Schools can맥스카지노t directly pay players or recruits, but boosters from schools and their businesses can, which is changing how athletes choose where to play. This new economic boon, combined with the ability to transfer and play immediately at a new school, is reshaping college athletics at the highest levels.
UCF맥스카지노s spring football game is a good example of this. Instead of the traditional numbers that normally would be on the back of each player맥스카지노s jersey, the Knights had large QR codes that allowed fans in the stands to find an instant link to each player맥스카지노s profile page on UCFKnights.com. Even head coach Gus Malzahn wore a QR code on the front of his shirt, one that linked directly to his Twitter profile.
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It맥스카지노s not a simple equation. Across the board in the NCAA, the rules aren맥스카지노t the same for each institution. For example, instead of a standard 85 scholarship limit for college football 맥스카지노 there is no limit on NIL deals because the schools aren맥스카지노t directly supplying funds to student-athletes.
Right now, the NCAA allows each state맥스카지노s legislation to determine what is and is not allowed. For UCF that means it comes down to whatever is on the books for the state of Florida.
Brittney Anderson-Duzan is the Associate AD for Compliance at UCF. Her job is to keep student-athletes eligible and on the field or court for the Knights. That used to mean dealing extensively with the NCAA rulebook. Now she estimates 80% of her time is spent on name, image and likeness deals.
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Isaiah Bowser is a running back for UCF맥스카지노s football team. He says he맥스카지노s been educated extensively on what is allowed and what isn맥스카지노t, but he still doesn맥스카지노t have a full grasp of the rules.
Bowser has held football camps for kids and currently sells t-shirts with his own logos on them. He estimates he맥스카지노s made a few thousand dollars since the law went into effect July 1, 2021. That number is far short of what players at some power programs are pulling in, and even some recruits who have yet to play a down of college football.
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Bowser thinks that opportunity will absolutely be a factor for athletes coming out of high school now when they are choosing a prospective college. While schools can맥스카지노t directly broker deals, some have prominent and public backers leading to players making significant amounts of money.
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맥스카지노If I can come to college and make thousands of dollars, I맥스카지노m down,맥스카지노 he said.
It맥스카지노s not just football. Recently Nijel Pack transferred from Kansas State to Miami. Upon his arrival, he announced a new NIL deal worth $800,000.
Malzahn says UCF wants to be at the forefront of helping athletes however they can within the rules.
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