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The latest first has come to the current era of college football, with name, image and likeness (NIL) reigning supreme.
Wisconsin football and its NIL collective filed a complaint in state court on June 20 against Miami over alleged recruiting interference, according to a report from Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger. The move is the first of its kind and a potentially precedent-setting action.
The situation revolves around former Wisconsin defensive back Xavier Lucas, with the school claiming that Miami interfered with Lucas’ revenue-binding contract with the Badgers and their NIL collective. Lucas left Wisconsin for Miami in January.
Lucas notably transferred to Miami without entering his name in the transfer portal, according to numerous reports in January. Lucas had announced his intention to enter the portal in December, but Wisconsin reportedly refused to put his name in the portal after he had already signed a contract with the school.
The documents obtained by Yahoo Sports claims Miami communicated with Lucas despite knowing the defensive back had already signed a contract with Wisconsin.
“Miami interfered with UW-Madison’s relationship with Student-Athlete A (Lucas) by making impermissible contact with him and engaging in tampering,” the suit writes, according to Yahoo Sports
“We stand by our position that respecting and enforcing contractual obligations is essential to maintaining a level playing field,” Wisconsin said in a statement to Yahoo Sports. “In addition to…
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