DID THE REF GO TOO FAR? Mark Pope’s Fiery Exchange Sparks Debate Over Officiating in Kentucky Wildcats’ Game Against Alabama
The House v. NCAA settlement is scheduled for final court approval on April 7, which may completely alter the collegiate sports landscape in the coming week. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken’s decision will allow schools to give players up to 22% of their yearly athletic earnings, with a $21 million ceiling per institution for direct compensation. In addition to roster restrictions and back money for former student-athletes, the $2.8 billion settlement will mandate that all third-party NIL arrangements
Transparency and safeguards are on the way in the current Wild Wild West of recruiting, provided the settlement is accepted as anticipated. However, regardless of how strongly he senses what is coming, Mark Pope feels his hands are tied in some areas until then.
During his call-in radio show on Monday night, Pope stated that it might be authorized on the 7th. “… That might occur, but from what I gather, she has made it her goal to at least take a few days, or even a week or ten days; there is no set timeframe. We are simply waiting to see how that shift plays out, and then there are all the complexities of really putting the agreement into practice and what that will entail. Man, it is so thrilling. There is something fresh every day.
“General managers are fascinating people. The decision to place someone in that position entirely is well-thought-out and fraught with difficulties, Pope stated. We are handling it internally at the moment by allocating those duties. We shall see. As I mentioned earlier, on April 7th, college basketball and athletics might undergo a complete transformation. Either nothing happens, or it might put us on a whole other course. We may keep going in the same direction.
