Florida's previous rules led to several issues, most recently the Jaden Rashada de-commitment from UF football that was tied to $13 million promised under an NIL deal negotiated through a third party.
Under the new law, the state's universities will not be able to pay players or recruits directly or use NIL deals as inducements for recruiting or retention, which would be a violation of NCAA rules.Universities can now assist athletes in NIL deals
Instead, university athletic associations were forced to lean on third parties, such as agents and collectives, to leverage NIL deals for their athletes. That has led to issues and problems — most recently thede-commitment from UF football that was tied to $13 million promised under an NIL deal negotiated through the third-party UF Collective.
"Now with the steps in the Legislature that are taking place, that's going to probably allow a little bit more openness with at least being able to have some discussions that previously we weren't able to have or didn't have those opportunities," Norvell said Monday night when asked about NIL benefits during his spring boosters stop in Pensacola.
The bill also provides liability protection from coaches or teams whose decisions, such as benching a player or suspending a player, would inadvertently affect that athlete’s NIL deals.
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