This is a story about a charity toy drive, and it involves the NCAA, which means something simple and good is still a bit … sticky.
Terrence Phillips, a junior guard on the Missouri basketball team, has started a nonprofit organization called “Beyond the Ball” with one of his friends, Ashley Reed, whom he met about a year ago. Per NCAA rules, Mizzou athletics can not help Beyond the Ball’s holiday toy drive — no collection boxes at Mizzou Arena’s entrances, no video advertisements during timeouts. Phillips had to receive an NCAA waiver to use his likeness on any promotions.