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Radakovich urges Congress to come up with national standard for NIL

Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich asked Lindsey Graham’s Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, in regard to student-athletes being able to profit off their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), to focus to the diverse and larger population of students in all sports and not just the football and basketball stars.

“Much of the public debate surrounding NIL is focused on the very few student athletes who are destined to make millions in professional sports,” Radakovich told the committee. “I would encourage this distinguished committee to broaden that focus to the diverse and overwhelmingly larger population of students in all sports.