The NCAA has instructed its enforcement staff to pause investigations involving third-party participation in NIL-related activities in the wake of the preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge last week in Tennessee.
The Division I Board of Directors directed NCAA enforcement staff to pause and not begin investigations involving third-party participation in NIL-related activities while the injunction remains in effect, according to a letter sent Friday to NCAA membership by NCAA president Charlie Baker. The Board also noted that there will be no penalty for conduct that occurs while the injunction is in place.
“I agree with this decision, while the progress toward long-term solutions is underway and while we await discussions with the attorneys general,” Baker wrote. “In circumstances that are less than ideal, this at least gives the membership notice of the board’s direction related to enforcement.”
Here’s the memo from NCAA president Charlie Baker, sent to member schools today.
NCAA enforcement has been instructed to pause investigations involving third-party participation in NIL-related activities & no penalty for conduct that occurs while the injunction is in place: pic.twitter.com/q90AYi6aZP
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) March 1, 2024
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