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The transfer portal era and pursuit of NIL money is messy. Are there solutions?
Players face lawsuits and NCAA waiver challenges amid rising transfer portal use and name, image, likeness deals, with proposals for employment contracts and collective bargaining.
- On Thursday, Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. said he will return to school, avoiding a legal dispute after reports the Huskies and Big Ten might challenge his transfer.
- NIL deals and the transfer portal have created disputes as athletes negotiate compensation with schools and boosters before enrolling, while The NCAA lobbies for limited antitrust protection to maintain control.
- Recent cases include Damon Wilson and Xavier Lucas' moves; Wilson faces a damages lawsuit from Georgia after one season at Missouri, while Lucas' transfer from Wisconsin led to a lawsuit though he played all season for Miami.
- Mit Winter suggests employment contracts as a simple legal fix, written like coaches' contracts with buyouts to limit portal movement; collective bargaining or Congress remain alternatives but face major roadblocks.
- Private versus public university rules mean different labor paths, as a pending federal case against the NCAA could change athletes' employment status, involving workers' compensation and taxes, with private institutions under the NLRB and public universities governed by state laws.
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