Joey California interviewed for news item in Marin, CA

[Get a Job]

Think you're probably right.. Just haven't seen any specific mention of such... Some older UConn players have voiced an interest in participating in UConn jersey sales revenue with their name on the product as a result of the recent NIL opportunities of this generation of players.. Not a game changer financially but could benefit a charity or foundation they are involved with by creating a revenue stream..(as an example)..

What does NIL have to do with any of that. If the player is no longer playing for an NCAA team, he or she can make money any way he or she wants, no? For example, unless I am mistaken, non-knockoff Kemba jerseys were available before NIL became a thing.

 

[Umami Zen]

What does NIL have to do with any of that. If the player is no longer playing for an NCAA team, he or she can make money any way he or she wants, no? For example, unless I am mistaken, non-knockoff Kemba jerseys were available before NIL became a thing.

NIL is a term associated with NCAA athletes..But revenue opportunities have always existed post-graduation for athletes --pro or not . My question is.. Can a graduated player continue to generate revenue from the jerseys/hats/sweatshirts that generated NIL revenue while in school under NCAA oversight?? Or does the NCAA control their ability to generate funds off of those particular items ?In particular.. Joey has become somewhat of an iconic personality for UConn fans and I expect his Joey California vibe to continue to be a money maker for him through his portfolio of sportswear established at UConn under NCAA monitored NIL.. Simple question..

During the UConn Tournament run there were occasional comments associated with former UConn players who stated that they might consider revisiting their own ability to recapture some revenue. Life changing? No.. More the principle than the money.. Your example of Kemba's non-knockoff jerseys generated no revenue for Kemba then.. But Joey's did because of NIL..

 

[FfldCntyFan]

What does NIL have to do with any of that. If the player is no longer playing for an NCAA team, he or she can make money any way he or she wants, no? For example, unless I am mistaken, non-knockoff Kemba jerseys were available before NIL became a thing.

I imagine the school needs to approve use of their licensed logos, trademarks etc but beyond that, if someone for example wanted an officially licensed replica Danny Manning Kansas Jersey or Herschel Walker Georgia Jersey the athlete (due to the NIL ruling) would be entitled to a good amount of the proceeds.

 

[Get a Job]

I imagine the school needs to approve use of their licensed logos, trademarks etc but beyond that, if someone for example wanted an officially licensed replica Danny Manning Kansas Jersey or Herschel Walker Georgia Jersey the athlete (due to the NIL ruling) would be entitled to a good amount of the proceeds.

Are you saying the athlete wasn't entitled to any money before the NIL ruling?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Are you saying the athlete wasn't entitled to any money before the NIL ruling?

I'm pretty confident that the lawsuit was entirely because of that issue.

 

[Get a Job]

I'm pretty confident that the lawsuit was entirely because of that issue.

The lawsuit was about former athletes that are no longer enrolled in school?

(I'm not being argumentative. I'm legitimately confused, both about this conversation and the issue in general.)

 

[FfldCntyFan]

The lawsuit was about former athletes that are no longer enrolled in school?

(I'm not being argumentative. I'm legitimately confused, both about this conversation and the issue in general.)

The lawsuit was started by Ed O'Bannon. A number of years after his last game at UCLA (the won the title, he was MVP) he found out UCLA was making money from a college basketball video game (that allowed use of historic teams). He believed he had the right to a piece of that money, which set into motion the events that gave us NIL.

 

[Get a Job]

The lawsuit was started by Ed O'Bannon. A number of years after his last game at UCLA (the won the title, he was MVP) he found out UCLA was making money from a college basketball video game (that allowed use of historic teams). He believed he had the right to a piece of that money, which set into motion the events that gave us NIL.

Gotcha. What I'm wondering is: Before the lawsuit, would Ed O'Bannon and UCLA have been able to sell, for example, an Ed O'Bannon UCLA jersey, assuming he was no longer an NCAA athlete? If not, who in the world forbade it? The NCAA? What in the world legal leg did they think they were standing on?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Gotcha. What I'm wondering is: Before the lawsuit, would Ed O'Bannon and UCLA have been able to sell, for example, an Ed O'Bannon UCLA jersey, assuming he was no longer an NCAA athlete? If not, who in the world forbade it? The NCAA? What in the world legal leg did they think they were standing on?

I don't know of any "collectors events" where a former player appeared to help sell merchandise (retired professional athletes have been doing it for decades) but there have been numerous cases of a school selling jerseys that were in some way replicas of what former, often famous players wore. Prior to the lawsuit the schools weren't required to compensate the players.