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They also pointed out that college athletics is not like pro sports. "I'm sure they'd be the first to say we could have sent any of the 550 University of Florida student-athletes up here and they would've done well, but these three really did a wonderful job articulating what their NIL experiences have been like.
Neal Dunn, Darren Soto, Aaron Bean, Greg Steube, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Darron Bennett, Kat Cammack and Gus Bilirakis, who chairs a House Committee on Energy and Commerce that could have considerable sway on college athletics in the U.S. Marco Rubio (R-Fla), gymnast Trinity Thomas, football player Jack Pyburn, UF athletic director Scott Stricklin.Ĭlearly, these Gators were passionate and knowledgeable regarding the subject matter. Gators in DC (from left): Legislative Director Lauren Reamy, UF deputy athletic director Lynda Tealer, senior associate athletic director Steve McClain, women's basketball player Zippy Broughton, U.S. If some states get a competitive advantage, then from an economic standpoint the playing field will not be level and some universities could end up acting as an oligopoly." "Everything should be pretty much the same from state to state. "We wanted to express how much we want congress to implement a national framework," Broughton said. The goal of UF's athletes - and the rest of the SEC - was to advocate for NIL rules and guidelines that will be uniform across the country. California Bill 252 is expected to make its way to the state senate for debate in the coming weeks, with the issue carrying some momentum it did not have when a similar bill was defeated last year. Their lobbying mission, if you will, came in the wake of the California State Assembly passing a bill last week that would require its 26 Division I schools to share revenue with athletes. "It was amazing that we were able to come here and give a perspective they may never have gotten."
"They heard true stories of how NIL impacts three different student-athletes that play three different sports," Pyburn said Wednesday night.
Trinity Thomas, the 34-time All American and three-time national champion gymnast, was joined by Zippy Broughton (women's basketball) and Jack Pyburn (football) in meeting with nine different state representatives, including U.S. UF, though, was the only conference school to bring along multiple student-athletes (rather than coaches) to help make a case for national uniformity on the Name, Image & Likeness front. Oh, the Gators were on Capitol Hill, with their contingent led by Athletic Director Scott Stricklin and Deputy Athletic Director Lynda Tealer, who is the current Chair of both the NCAA Division I Council and the NCAA NIL working group. The Southeastern Conference invited parties from its institutions to Washington, D.C., this week to take part in what the league was calling "SEC Advocacy Day on the Hill." All 14 member schools were represented Wednesday by administrators and coaches, with each institutions' groups meeting with congressional leaders from their respective states.Īll but the University of Florida, that is. Justin Smith is a Scouting/Recruiting analyst for Touchdown Alabama Magazine.GAINESVILLE, Fla. GET THE BEST ALABAMA FOOTBALL INSIDER INFORMATION, MESSAGE BOARD ACCESS, AND RECRUITING COVERAGE TODAY! SIGN UP HERE TO UNLOCK OUR SUBSCRIBER ONLY CONTENT!* McRoy’s recruitment is open at the moment. “I also want be able to lock onto the defender and get better at staying engaged with a defender.” Watch Jac’Qawn McRoy Highlights Below: “I want to improve my flexibility,” McRoy said. He is looking to drop some weight this off-season and improve on his game. It is hard to miss McRoy, who stands at 6-foot-8 and weighs approximately 360 pounds. They wanted me at a certain weight before they offer me. That is the reason I am on my diet for real. “You get an opportunity to be a home-state hero, at Auburn as well. It is pretty good with coach Cadillac as well.”Īlabama football has not offered McRoy yet, but he does have interest in the Tide, and he is working to possibly earn an offer from them. “I knew Coach Thorn ever since he was in Ole Miss, so really he just changed colors because we still got the same relationship.
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