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Jumbo Package: NCAA clarifies NIL rules with regard to recruiting, claims crackdown is imminent

Happy Tuesday, everyone. The NCAA dropped some official guidance for school compliance departments on the distinction between NIL and pay for play inducements.

“Today, the Division I Board of Directors took a significant first step to address some of the challenges and improper behaviors that exist in the name, image and likeness environment that may violate our long-established recruiting rules. While the NCAA may pursue the most outrageous violations that were clearly contrary to the interim policy adopted last summer, our focus is on the future. The new guidance establishes a common set of expectations for the Division I institutions moving forward, and the board expects all Division I institutions to follow our recruiting rules and operate within these reasonable expectations,” said board chair Jere Morehead, president, University of Georgia.