Foreign players compensation

Palmerhawk

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Visa restrictions do not allow these student- athletes to earn money for working in USA.

They are only allowed to earn from royalties but are not allowed to promote products or earn from appearances or autograph income.

I presume these foreign players like alvaro or the balkan 5 on illini do get paid

It's murky depending what " employment" means to govt. They are strictly forbidden to get revenue sharing income from school.

I know it sounds like sour grapes but I am genuinely curious how schools are negotiating a tricky pathway to compensate these players without threatening their visa status or schools running a foul the law.

Illini asst coach that came from Kentucky is their euro recruiter with a key euro agent working for them.
Iowa needs to develop a strategy.