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Pay-for-Play Is Here: Federal Judge Says NCAA Cannot Enforce Any NIL Rules

Feb 24, 2024

It’s the NCAA’s worst nightmare: pay-for-play is here.

On Friday, Judge Clifton Corker in the Eastern District of Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction to plaintiffs—Virginia and Tennessee attorneys general—in a case over the legality of the NCAA’s restrictions on name, image, and likeness rules. The case was first filed in January.

The NCAA cannot enforce any NIL restrictions until the case is settled or goes to trial, including its original Interim NIL Policy. It also won’t be able to enforce its “rule of restitution,” which punishes athletes for following interim court decisions that are later reversed. The immediate effects of the ruling will likely be felt during the next transfer portal window between April 15 and April 30.

Source: Front Office Sports

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