Latest on the NCAA, Tennessee and NIL investigations, plus isn’t everyone doing it?

The states of Virginia and Tennessee are challenging the NCAA ban on using NIL in recruiting in a lawsuit filed in federal court on Wednesday. Since NIL legislation passed on July 1, 2021, such benefits have not been permitted as recruiting inducements, but that line is more blurry than it is clear. 

The Michigan case was cut-and-dried: All sports organizations have agreed-upon rules governing their on-field competitions, and Stalions allegedly broke them. But with Tennessee, even if the NCAA has the goods on a booster collective inducing a recruit, it’s unclear in today’s climate if it still has the legal standing to enforce any rules involving athlete compensation.