Report: Tennessee AG used NIL law to threaten NCAA to avoid Vols bowl ban

By Barkley Truax, On3: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti cited NIL in helping the Volunteers football program avoid a postseason ban as part of the NCAA’s penalties for a years-long investigation into recruiting infractions during the Jeremy Pruitt tenure, stating that “NCAA rules cannot supersede Tennessee law,” per Adam Sparks of the Knoxville News Sentinel.

Skrmetti argued that a NCAA postseason ban would violate the state’s newly-implemented NIL law as it would restrict the athlete’s capability to earn money via NIL to the rate they would otherwise.

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Report: Tennessee Attorney General used NIL law to threaten NCAA to avoid bowl ban

The Tennessee attorney general aided the Volunteer football program in helping avoid a postseason ban from the NCAA.

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