Recruits Might Not be Able To Leave State Lines Following A New State Law
With college sports having a big impact on some states’ whole economies, it’s no surprise that more state lawmakers are joining in to help their teams get better players.
Recently, a new law called Missouri House Bill 417 got approved. This law says that if a student-athlete from Missouri agrees to play for a college in the state, they can start getting deals that use their name, image, and likeness (NIL) even before they officially start school, like 6 to 10 months earlier.
This law also made NIL legal everywhere in Missouri and protected players from the NCAA trying to stop them. But the coolest part is the early NIL deals – that’s what makes it special. It’s a way to encourage athletes to pick colleges within Missouri.
A new Missouri law allows Missouri high school stars to begin receiving NIL money when they sign with an instate school. If they sign with an out of state school, they have to wait until they enroll.https://t.co/wdOeaSPfOR
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“How is this different from anything else we do?” Gregory mused
“[Missouri] Coach [Eli] Drinkwitz has said repeatedly one of the keys for the program is that we have to recruit the best players in Missouri.”
Gregory compared this law to the things colleges already do to get players. He said, back when he was getting recruited, one school showed him a cool new practice place they were building. That was a way to get him interested. Another school talked about their farming program because they knew he liked farming. That was also a way to convince him.
“When I was being recruited, Kansas sat down and showed me what their new practice facility was going to look like my sophomore year,” Gregory said. “That’s an inducement. At Kansas State, they knew I wanted to be a farmer so they were telling me they have one of the top agricultural programs in the country. That’s an inducement.
“How is NIL any different than all of that? I’d argue it isn’t.”
This is the first law like this, but there might be more in the future.
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