“Sources: NCAA investigating Tennessee for NIL violations”

[BobPSU92]

See the link below. From the article:

”The University of Tennessee is under NCAA investigation for violations related to name, image and likeness, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.

The investigation puts the Volunteers in the crosshairs for potential sanctions as a repeat violator. Tennessee is fresh off an NCAA ruling in the summer of 2023 in which it was charged with 18 Level I violations and fined a record $8 million.

The scope and breadth of the current allegations, according to sources, include the potential for the enforcement staff to charge multiple Level 1 and Level 2 violations. The case revolves around activity related to the Spyre Collective, which is Tennessee's primary NIL collective, sources told ESPN.

The case is fundamentally tied to football, but Spyre Collective sponsors athletes in other sports.”

Sources: Vols again under NCAA investigation

The University of Tennessee is under NCAA investigation for violations related to name, image and likeness, sources confirmed to ESPN.

www.espn.com

Please take this opportunity to remember that Penn State has a culture problem.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

See the link below. From the article:

”The University of Tennessee is under NCAA investigation for violations related to name, image and likeness, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.

The investigation puts the Volunteers in the crosshairs for potential sanctions as a repeat violator. Tennessee is fresh off an NCAA ruling in the summer of 2023 in which it was charged with 18 Level I violations and fined a record $8 million.

The scope and breadth of the current allegations, according to sources, include the potential for the enforcement staff to charge multiple Level 1 and Level 2 violations. The case revolves around activity related to the Spyre Collective, which is Tennessee's primary NIL collective, sources told ESPN.

The case is fundamentally tied to football, but Spyre Collective sponsors athletes in other sports.”

Sources: Vols again under NCAA investigation

The University of Tennessee is under NCAA investigation for violations related to name, image and likeness, sources confirmed to ESPN.

www.espn.com

Please take this opportunity to remember that Penn State has a culture problem.

What exactly is an NIL Rules Violation when there are no rules!!!!

 

[Midnighter]

Seems related to the recruitment of top QB Nico Iamaleava (sp?).



Vols not going quietly…

 

[Midnighter]

Whoops! I just posted as well.

 

[GrimReaper]

What exactly is an NIL Rules Violation when there are no rules!!!!

Simple: a NIL transaction is one in which someone gives a player money in exchange for the player providing some NIL good or service (e.g. a an autographed football jersey, a personal appearance at a place of business, filming a commercial), If nothing flows back to the person forking over the cash, it's a violation (because there is no NIL involved and, hence, it becomes a simple payoff, a violation under NCAA rules). There may also be tests of commensurate value e.g. a $500K payment for a game-worn jockstrap

 

[NittPicker]

I’ve read Arch Manning will make more NIL money sitting on the bench at Texas than Brock Purdy will even after playing in the Super Bowl. True?? I don’t know. If it is, NIL needs some guide rails.

 

[ApexLion]

As one UT staffer told me (thick accent like a southern murderer): "we giv'em a chance to go to school, what they do with it is up to 'em." At the time, there were rev sports grad rate was basically single digits.

I thought he was talking about cattle. 'We giv'em hay, what they do wit' it is up to 'em."

 

[GrimReaper]

I’ve read Arch Manning will make more NIL money sitting on the bench at Texas than Brock Purdy will even after playing in the Super Bowl. True?? I don’t know. If it is, NIL needs some guide rails.

Purdy will make the NFL minimum for a player with one year of experience: $870k. Reportedly received close to $250K in incentives last year and should do as well this year.

Purdy also has endorsement deals with Toyota and Alaska Air, No idea how much he receives from them.

"Guide rails" cannot be put on NIL. They are free market transactions.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Simple: a NIL transaction is one in which someone gives a player money in exchange for the player providing some NIL good or service (e.g. a an autographed football jersey, a personal appearance at a place of business, filming a commercial), If nothing flows back to the person forking over the cash, it's a violation (because there is no NIL involved and, hence, it becomes a simple payoff, a violation under NCAA rules). There may also be tests of commensurate value e.g. a $500K payment for a game-worn jockstrap

“Mongo like candy!”

 

[Midnighter]

Tennessee's Chancellor sent this to NCAA President Charlie Baker:

“The leaders of intercollegiate athletics owe it to student-athletes and their families to establish clear rules and to act in their best interest,” the letter read in part. “Instead, two and a half years of vague and contradictory NCAA memos, emails and ‘guidance’ about name, image and likeness (NIL) has created extraordinary chaos that student-athletes and institutions are struggling to navigate.

“In short, the NCAA is failing.”

Plowman also gave a summary of what the NCAA is set to allege.

“The NCAA enforcement staff’s intended processing of the proposed allegations is replete with legal and procedural defects, including unsettled and outstanding interpretive questions that require further attention and input from the NCAA membership, particularly given the novel nature of the issue and the gravity of such determinations,” Plowman wrote. “Further, some of the allegations are simply factually untrue.”

And once again, Plowman was the latest official to want NIL legislation.

“It is intellectually dishonest for the NCAA staff to issue guidelines that say a third-party collective/business may meet with prospective student-athletes, discuss NIL, even enter into a contract with prospective student-athletes, but at the same time say that the collective may not engage in conversations that would be of a recruiting nature,” Plowman wrote. “Any discussion about NIL might factor into a prospective student-athlete’s decision to attend an institution. This creates an inherently unworkable situation, and everyone knows it.”

My question is, why is the NCAA poking the bear now? Prove relevancy?

 

[SleepyLion]

Tennessee's Chancellor sent this to NCAA President Charlie Baker:

“The leaders of intercollegiate athletics owe it to student-athletes and their families to establish clear rules and to act in their best interest,” the letter read in part. “Instead, two and a half years of vague and contradictory NCAA memos, emails and ‘guidance’ about name, image and likeness (NIL) has created extraordinary chaos that student-athletes and institutions are struggling to navigate.

“In short, the NCAA is failing.”

Plowman also gave a summary of what the NCAA is set to allege.

“The NCAA enforcement staff’s intended processing of the proposed allegations is replete with legal and procedural defects, including unsettled and outstanding interpretive questions that require further attention and input from the NCAA membership, particularly given the novel nature of the issue and the gravity of such determinations,” Plowman wrote. “Further, some of the allegations are simply factually untrue.”

And once again, Plowman was the latest official to want NIL legislation.

“It is intellectually dishonest for the NCAA staff to issue guidelines that say a third-party collective/business may meet with prospective student-athletes, discuss NIL, even enter into a contract with prospective student-athletes, but at the same time say that the collective may not engage in conversations that would be of a recruiting nature,” Plowman wrote. “Any discussion about NIL might factor into a prospective student-athlete’s decision to attend an institution. This creates an inherently unworkable situation, and everyone knows it.”

My question is, why is the NCAA poking the bear now? Prove relevancy?

@BobPSU92
So, it really is just a misunderstanding.
How did you not see this from the beginning?

 

[blion72]

@BobPSU92
So, it really is just a misunderstanding.
How did you not see this from the beginning?

I think the rules around this were clear. It was never allowed for the school to be involved, which James regularly states. The issue, and fair point by UT is that the speed limit was never enforced. Now you are going to give speeding tickets. it will be interesting to see if their defense is that lack of enforcement essentially eliminates the legal power to enforce. I can say that I got a ticket for 52 in a 45 in a place that had never been enforced. I did not try to fight a $70 fine, but I dont think i could have won that battle.