NIL Update - Geno Points Out The Obvious
May 31, 2021 16:31:16 GMT -5
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Post by rockymtblue2 on May 31, 2021 16:31:16 GMT -5
An article about some folks in CT Gov't waking up.
www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-sp-uconn-athletics-ncaa-name-image-likeness-20210601-20210531-a7hz34mwkjatdpql764x3ioeie-story.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UConn%20Alerts%20-%20Don%27t%20Miss&utm_content=6011622479922#nws=true
And Geno speaks:
“Everyone’s under the impression that this NIL is definitely going to pass at the NCAA level, and it’s going to go into effect this summer,” UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma said. “But there’s a possibility that it may not. There are still people talking that they’re not comfortable with it. So as all these other states move forward, if the NCAA votes yes, then great, we’d have the same advantages as every other state. But if the NCAA votes no, and we don’t have a law on the books, then we’re at a huge disadvantage for any of the athletes that go to UConn.”
And Dave Benedict weighed in too.
“While we certainly hope the NCAA and the membership approves the legislation of name, image and likeness, it’s an expansion of opportunity for student athletes that’s long overdue, but there’s not a guarantee,” UConn athletic director David Benedict said. “We all thought that legislation was going to pass in January, and it didn’t. It didn’t even get voted on. So as a university and an athletics program, we felt it was critical to work with Sen. Slap and others to get a state law in place so that if the NCAA does not approve legislation, we weren’t in a situation where our student athletes would be disadvantaged in any way. It just became clear to me and others that we didn’t want to put all our eggs in one basket.”
www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-sp-uconn-athletics-ncaa-name-image-likeness-20210601-20210531-a7hz34mwkjatdpql764x3ioeie-story.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=UConn%20Alerts%20-%20Don%27t%20Miss&utm_content=6011622479922#nws=true
And Geno speaks:
“Everyone’s under the impression that this NIL is definitely going to pass at the NCAA level, and it’s going to go into effect this summer,” UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma said. “But there’s a possibility that it may not. There are still people talking that they’re not comfortable with it. So as all these other states move forward, if the NCAA votes yes, then great, we’d have the same advantages as every other state. But if the NCAA votes no, and we don’t have a law on the books, then we’re at a huge disadvantage for any of the athletes that go to UConn.”
And Dave Benedict weighed in too.
“While we certainly hope the NCAA and the membership approves the legislation of name, image and likeness, it’s an expansion of opportunity for student athletes that’s long overdue, but there’s not a guarantee,” UConn athletic director David Benedict said. “We all thought that legislation was going to pass in January, and it didn’t. It didn’t even get voted on. So as a university and an athletics program, we felt it was critical to work with Sen. Slap and others to get a state law in place so that if the NCAA does not approve legislation, we weren’t in a situation where our student athletes would be disadvantaged in any way. It just became clear to me and others that we didn’t want to put all our eggs in one basket.”
