Dots: Name, Image, and Likeness

Good morning and happy beginning of the end of The Death Heatwave (for now).

With today’s dots, let’s start with some sweet sweet NIL updates:

The real ironic part of all this: The NCAA made this interim policy because of state laws, but schools without state laws might adopt NIL policies that are looser than those state laws.

The state law was a recruiting advantage… until it wasn’t.— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) June 28, 2021

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