Tennessee football player Jackson Lampley files declaration in NCAA lawsuit over NIL

University of Tennessee football player Jackson Lampley filed a declaration in the state of Tennessee’s lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday.

The six-page statement was filed by the attorney general in the Eastern District of Tennessee federal court. It summarizes Lampley’s experience as a student-athlete and gives his readiness to testify in the lawsuit or an attached motion if called upon.

“Almost every recruit I meet with asks first and foremost about NIL. But they also ask about all the same factors I considered in the pre-NIL world,” Lampley said in the court filing. “Just like finances are a factor for every other college student’s decision for where to enroll, how much weight a recruit puts on financial costs and opportunities ought to be up to them, as simply part of finding the right fit for a given athlete’s circumstances.