"A report from Forbes published on Saturday questioned whether the NCAA might find Smith's legacy gift a violation. Wait, what?
The article's author, an associate law professor at CUNY's Baruch College, pointed to an NCAA bylaw that states that athletes are not allowed to receive extra benefits based on their status as athletes. He extrapolated that further to say that the same bylaw also prevents athletes from receiving money after graduation for services that they provided in college.
That's simply not the case, the NCAA confirmed to Sporting News on Saturday. Smith's gift to his former players is not an NCAA violation in any way.
Sometimes, a good deed is simply a good deed. The NCAA got this one right. Carry on."
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@kmattio Dean Smith's generous gift is NOT an NCAA violation.
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The article's author, an associate law professor at CUNY's Baruch College, pointed to an NCAA bylaw that states that athletes are not allowed to receive extra benefits based on their status as athletes. He extrapolated that further to say that the same bylaw also prevents athletes from receiving money after graduation for services that they provided in college.
That's simply not the case, the NCAA confirmed to Sporting News on Saturday. Smith's gift to his former players is not an NCAA violation in any way.
Sometimes, a good deed is simply a good deed. The NCAA got this one right. Carry on."
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Stacey Osburn[/B]@NCAAStacey@kmattio Dean Smith's generous gift is NOT an NCAA violation.
This post was edited on 3/29 8:47 AM by DF1972
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