Set the record straight on Geo and NIL

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In my opinion as a sports lawyer and adjunct,Geo's slavery comments were absurd. His clarification was far better. Steve's comments were excellent.All of this derives from the O'Bannon decision from years ago. The decision made it clear that there must be a demarcation between professional athletes and amateurs and that one should not minimize the very valuable scholarship. What the NCAA and the Blumenthal Commission are debating is a potential cap of $5000 for a college athlete,to most likely be paid after graduation and to derive from video game sales,autographs and jerseys sold with the name of the player on the back. Maybe Garza could derive up to $5000 annually from these categories. Not sure anyone else in the Big Ten could. The pitfalls are the obvious interplay with Title IX and the immigration status of kids from foreign countries who can't receive compensation beyond a minimum wage based on 20 hours per week.Every adult in the room recognizes the tremendous value of a free education and hence no coincident student debt.