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Baker Releases Statement on NIL Environment, Calls For Congressional Action

Advocating for Congress to create national NIL guidelines that will protect student-athletes from exploitation

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Steve Ulrich
September 30, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 | written by STEVE ULRICH

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TOP STORY
1. Baker Releases Statement on NIL Environment, Calls For Congressional Action

by Pete Nakos, On3.com

“NCAA president Charlie Baker released a statement Friday afternoon addressing the state of the NIL landscape and calling for Congressional assistance.

The comments come days after UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka announced he was stepping away from the program and redshirting because representations “were not upheld” after he enrolled. Sluka was verbally promised a minimum of $100,000 during his recruitment but only saw a $3,000 relocation fee, his agent Marcus Cromartie of Equity Sports told On3.

The promises were made by an offensive assistant during Sluka’s recruitment, Cromartie said. The NIL collective and school have pushed back on the claim.”

» Background. “On Thursday, plaintiffs’ and NCAA attorneys submitted the revised long-form House v. NCAA settlement in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Attorneys did not change much despite Judge Claudia Wilken asking for the parties to “go back to the drawing board” when it came to enforcement of NIL collectives and boosters. If the settlement is not approved, the NCAA will head to trial and could face over $20 billion in back damages. Baker went on to write that the NCAA continues to lobby Congress for national NIL guidelines.”

» What They’re Saying. “While we’d love to see these resources used to protect student-athletes in every NIL deal, it’s not something the NCAA has the authority to mandate,” Baker wrote. “In the meantime, we’re continuing to advocate for Congress to create national NIL guidelines that will protect student-athletes from exploitation, including the use of standard contracts.”

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FOOTBALL

2. Wittenberg Becomes Second Program to Reach 800 Victories

Max Milton, Wittenberg

Wittenberg became just the second program in DIII football history to record 800 victories as the Tigers defeated Howard Payne, 36-29, on Saturday in Springfield.

QB Max Milton threw for 303 yards and three TDs for the Tigers, who join Mount Union in the elite 800-win club.

DIII All-Time Football Victories

  1. Mount Union, 857

  2. Wittenberg, 800

  3. Washington & Jefferson, 784

  4. Widener, 729

  5. Wabash, 719

  6. Saint John’s, 684

  7. Williams, 673

  8. Franklin & Marshall, 664

  9. Amherst, 664

  10. Central, 663

source: 2024 NCAA Football Record Book; updated to include 2024 wins

POLLS

3. Top Eight Stay in Place

Grant Holtzer, Hope (photo by Alan Babbitt)

No change this week among the top eight DIII football teams in the nation, according to the D3football.com poll.

Salisbury moved up two places into the top 10 at No. 9, despite not playing. UW-Whitewater fell out of the elite group to No. 11.

  1. North Central IL (3-0), d. Washington U., 49-9

  2. Cortland (3-0), idle

  3. UW-La Crosse (2-1), idle

  4. Mount Union (3-0), d. Baldwin Wallace, 52-14

  5. Saint John’s (3-0), d. #24 Bethel, 45-20

  6. UW-River Falls (3-0), d. Mount St. Joseph, 68-9

  7. Hardin-Simmons (3-0), d. North American, 90-7

  8. Grove City (3-0), d. Allegheny, 58-7

  9. Salisbury (3-0), idle

  10. Susquehanna (3-1), d. Western New England, 34-21

» Hello. Hope (23), UW-Platteville (24).

» Bye-Bye. Alma, Bethel.

SCORES

4. What Happened in the Top 10

Jessica Majka, Emory

The top 10 teams in soccer, field hockey and volleyball and their weekend results.

Soccer (M)

  1. Mary Washington d, Messiah 2-1

  2. Middlebury tied Conn College 0-0

  3. Kenyon tied Otterbein 0-0; d. CNU 3-1

  4. Gustavus Adolphus d. Hamline 3-2

  5. Tufts d. Wesleyan 4-1

  6. Dickinson lost to Muhlenberg 2-4

  7. Colorado College d. St. Thomas 1-0

  8. Christopher Newport lost to Denison 2-4; lost to #3 Kenyon 1-3

  9. Hope d. Chicago 1-0

  10. UW-Eau Claire d. Augsburg 2-1

Soccer (W)

  1. Washington U. idle

  2. Amherst d. Bates 4-0

  3. MIT d. Smith 5-1

  4. Christopher Newport d. UW-La Crosse
    3-1; d. UW-Eau Claire 4-0

  5. Carnegie Mellon d. Marietta 7-0

  6. Misericordia idle

  7. Middlebury d. Conn College 2-0

  8. Pomona-Pitzer lost to Chapman 0-1

  9. Messiah d. Arcadia 7-0

  10. TCNJ d. Kean 2-1

Volleyball

  1. Juniata idle

  2. UW-Oshkosh idle

  3. UW-Whitewater lost to #3 Hope 1-3;
    d. 25 Transylvania 3-1

  4. Hope d. #3 UW-Whitewater 3-1; d. #25 Transylvania 3-0

  5. Johns Hopkins d. Eastern 3-0;
    d. Cortland 3-1; d. UMW 3-0

  6. MIT d. Springfield 3-0

  7. Emory d. #8 WashU 3-1; d. Rochester
    3-0; d. #21 CWRU 3-2

  8. Washington U. lost to #7 Emory 1-3; lost to #21 CWRU 2-3; lost to Rochester 0-3

  9. La Verne d. Caltech 3-0; lost to Whittier
    1-3

  10. Claremont-M-S d. Pomona-Pitzer 3-0;
    d. Occidental 3-0

Field Hockey

  1. Middlebury d. Conn. College 10-2

  2. Salisbury d. St. Mary’s 4-1

  3. Williams d. Colby 2-0; d #22 Bowdoin 5-2

  4. Johns Hopkins d. #16 Ursinus 2-0

  5. Christopher Newport d. Vassar 2-1

  6. Babson d. Wheaton MA 7-0

  7. Tufts lost to #14 Wesleyan CT 1-2

  8. York PA d. #11 Lynchburg 5-0

  9. Amherst lost to #12 Bates 1-2; lost to Colby 2-3 (OT)

  10. Cortland d. Oswego 8-0

ROUNDUP
5. Lightning Round ⚡️ 

⚽️ Soccer (W). Christopher Newport set a Division III record for consecutive marches without a loss (74) following a 3-1 win at Wisconsin-La Crosse on Friday. The Captains then made it 75 in a row with a 4-0 whitewashing on UW-Eau Claire.. Head coach Jamie Gunderson is 67-0-8 with CNU and no player currently on the Captains’ roster has ever lost in a match with the program.

🏌️ Golf (M). Salem State captured its third MASCAC title in the last four years with an eight-stroke victory over MCLA. The Vikings earned the first berth to the 2025 DIII men’s championship with the victory.

TRANSACTIONS
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HIGHLIGHTS
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