The former American Football Association star JJ Watt On Monday, NCAA was summoned to refer to collective athletes as students first.
WATT, in a post on X, referred to the money that the organization earns, the emergence of the name, image, and proverb (NIL), the transmission gate and travel teams across the country.
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Arizona Cardinal's defensive reaction, #99, after a loss for patriots at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on December 12, 2022. (Patrick Brain / Republic Network / USA today)
“At some point NCAA needs The former Wissonsin Badges star, “The Student First, Chade SECOND”.
“Education is not the main focus. I admit it and invite it what it is. Work. Run it in this way.”
When a X user noticed that the Watt point seemed to indicate only the best players in the best programs, Wat agreed.
“This is exactly my point of view,” Wat added. “We have children,” they earn money “and will never go, but they travel all over the country in the middle of the week for” conference games “, transfer schools, sacrifice studies for sports, etc.
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The defense defense man in Arizona Cardinal JJ Watt, No. 99, comes to the stadium before a match against Patriot at the State Pharm Stadium in Glenel, Arizona, on December 12, 2022. (Patrick Brain / Republic Network / USA today)
Several university coaches in the ranks of NCAA have echoed.
former Alabama Carmazi Tide Football coach Nick Saban provided NIL treatment at the Sports College in February 2024.
“What we have now is university football-not university football as we know. Hear someone uses the word” sports student “. This is not present,” Sapan said in an interview with ESPN.
He added that the collective groups in university sport have nothing to do with name, image and ideals.
Espn Nick Saban before the match between Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Penn State Nittany Lions in The Orange Bowl at hard Rock Stadium in Miami on January 9, 2025. (Pictures of Nathan Ray Speck)
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“Just like the American Football Association player, a contract or coach has a contract, something in a place, so you do not have all these chimneys from the lists and the mass movement,” he said. “I wonder what the fans will say when they do not even know the team from year to year because there is no development for the teams, just bringing new players every year.”
Ryan Morik in Fox News contributed to this report.
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