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Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin Says Managing NCAA Athlete Compensation 'Scares
Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin Says Managing NCAA Athlete Compensation 'Scares Me a Lot'
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 30: Head Coach Lane Kiffin of the Florida Atlantic Owls in action against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the second half at FAU Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
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The NCAA Board of Governors announced its support of a rule change that will allow student-athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness on Wednesday.
The rule change, which is scheduled to kick in at the beginning of the 2021-22 academic year, concerns Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin.
"I just don't know how it's going to be managed," Kiffin told Colin Cowherd on The Herd (h/t USA Today's Nick Suss). "You're opening up a can of worms. How can you manage donors [who say], 'Hey, you come to this school, the day you get here I'm going to buy 1,000 of your jerseys for 100 bucks.' I don't understand how all that's going to get managed and that part scares me a lot."
The NCAA's announcement outlined the parameters for payment "for third-party endorsements both related to and separate from athletics":
"It also supports compensation for other student-athlete opportunities, such as social media, businesses they have started and personal appearances within the guiding principles originally outlined by the board in October.
While student-athletes would be permitted to identify themselves by sport and school, the use of conference and school logos, trademarks or other involvement would not be allowed. The board emphasized that at no point should a university or college pay student-athletes for name, image and likeness activities."
Michael McCann ✔
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The NCAA makes a historic announcement that will pave the way for college athletes to earn income for their names, images & likenesses, but restrictions that accompany rule changes could spark a wide range of challenges. Details in new @SInow legal story: …
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Kiffin is not the first to voice concern:
Nicole Auerbach ✔
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On today's NCAA news, which raised a lot more questions than it answered: …
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Wilson Chandler ✔
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NCAA you too late. Should have been letting players getting paid for their likeness. If I’m a top prospect I’m going to the G League. Why not.
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Wilson Chandler ✔
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I need reparation actually @NCAA
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The NCAA also made headlines this month for reconsidering the one-time transfer rule exemption, with a formal vote expected on May 20.
SOURCE: Armstrong, Megan. "Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin Says Managing NCAA Athlete Compensation 'Scares Me a Lot'." Bleacher Report, 30 April 2020,
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