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Ralph D. Russo

@ralphdrussoath

Senior College Sports Writer for The Athletic. Formerly AP. I like to tweet about the Mets, but college football is my thing.
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This framing continues to bother me. A lot. Competitive balance in college sports has always been distorted by resources and revenue. The richest schools have always had an advantage by paying coaches,building facilities. But now, when it’s about paying athletes, it’s a problem.

This framing continues to bother me. A lot. Competitive balance in college sports has always been distorted by resources and revenue. The richest schools have always had an advantage by paying coaches,building facilities. 
But now, when it’s about paying athletes, it’s a problem.
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From the Executive Order: ā€œRecent litigation, including a 2021 Supreme court ruling on name, image, and likeness (NIL) payments...ā€ That case, Alston v NCAA, did not address NIL payments at all.

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Another NCAA eligibility rule case goes in favor of the NCAA, with UNLV football player Jackson Hasz denied a preliminary injunction that would have allowed him to play in 2025-26.

Another NCAA eligibility rule case goes in favor of the NCAA, with UNLV football player Jackson Hasz denied a preliminary injunction that would have allowed him to play in 2025-26.
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This is a good idea and I have always thought that eventually this would happen. The infrastructure is in place to develop elite athletes. Why not just fund it where necessary?

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HISTORY FOR NICK KURTZ! 🤯 He records the 20th four-homer game in MLB history, becoming the first rookie ever to achieve this feat. šŸŽ„ MLB