Biden Meets with Former Athletes, Bewley Twins, Wazzu's Dickert on NIL, + ICYMI | NIL Newsletter #198
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President Joe Biden Meets with Former College Athletes
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden joined a meeting of “former college football players and advocates.”
The meeting included Andrew Luck, Rod Gilmore, Keith Marshall, Jordan Meachum, Kevin Negandhi, Desmond Howard, Ryan Clark, Lawl Brainard, and Stephen Benjamin.
According the Negandhi, the meeting focused on issues in college sports, particularly college football, with injuries and player safety at the top of the list.
However, President Biden also joined the meeting to “hear about why hear about why college football players - and all student-athletes - deserve […] to benefit from the revenue they produce.”
Negandhi said no conclusions were reached at the meeting, but Presidential involvement is a rather large step.
Matthew and Ryan Bewley Sue NCAA Over Eligibility
Matthew and Ryan Bewley, twin brothers, sued the NCAA after it deemed both ineligible due to payments they received during their time with Overtime Elite Academy.
The Bewley twins attended Overtime Elite, an Atlanta, GA, prep school for two season. Fellow attendees include Kentucky’s Rob Dillingham and Stanford’s Kanaan Carlyle, both of whom are eligible to compete at the NCAA level this season.
“By certifying Mr. Dillingham and other former OTE athletes, the NCAA determined that competing for OTE and receiving compensation from OTE was permissible under its interim policy,” stated the lawsuit.”
According to the lawsuit, the NCAA’s ruling violates the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act — Illinois’s state NIL law.
The brothers are seeking damages as well as an injunction to be eligible for the current season.
Washington State’s Jake Dickert Dishes on NIL
On Monday, Dickert spoke openly about the program’s lack of activity in the transfer portal.
“We've realized over the last couple of years that the portal will never be where we can build this program, because you need NIL money to get portal guys. Period. That's what we've found out in the last two years … Obviously, college football has changed drastically in the last five years in that realm.”
Dickert called Washington State “way behind” and “not even competitive” in aspects of NIL.
ICYMI
Ohio State Women’s Basketball signed the University’s first team-wide deal with Elk + Elk personal injury law. LINK
Boise State Head Coach Andy Avalos indicated that NIL was a large reason for the loss of leading receiver Eric McAlister mid-season. LINK
Montana State launches The Bobcat Exchange NIL platform. LINK
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