Title IX - NIL and other implications

[425cougfan]

Believe this has been predicted by quite a few around here, or at least by a small number of people repeatedly.

Dept. of Education: Title IX applies to athlete pay

The direct payment plans that many major college athletic departments are making for athletes would violate Title IX law, according to a Department of Education memo.

www.espn.com

 

[ttowncoug]

I suspect this will be challenged legally. NIL (name, image, likeness) is not "athletic financial assistance"...which is what they department of education is stating.

 

[95coug]

Believe this has been predicted by quite a few around here, or at least by a small number of people repeatedly.

Dept. of Education: Title IX applies to athlete pay

The direct payment plans that many major college athletic departments are making for athletes would violate Title IX law, according to a Department of Education memo.

www.espn.com

This interpretation makes little sense. NIL is tied directly to an individual’s market value.

Easy enough to get around though. Money just needs to go through the collective and not the school. Or the players need to be employees instead of students.

 

[kougkurt]

Department of education head is an appointed position. The new administration can change this.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Department of education head is an appointed position. The new administration can change this.

It's a Cabinet-Level position that has to be confirmed by the Senate. Linda McMahon is the nominee. You know, Vince's wife? WWE?

And as we know Trump wants to eliminate the entire agency. That would simplify things.

 

[dgibbons]

This interpretation makes little sense. NIL is tied directly to an individual’s market value.

Easy enough to get around though. Money just needs to go through the collective and not the school. Or the players need to be employees instead of students.

In theory, NIL was tied to market value. In practice, not so sure.