OCTOBER 22, 2024 | written by STEVE ULRICH

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1. Tony Bennett Retirement Stunner Is About NCAA: “Not in a Healthy Spot’

by Amanda swim, Front Office Sports

“Last week, University of Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett appeared to be going about business as usual. He participated in ACC media days and spoke about preparing for another season at the helm of the Cavaliers program. But then he took a short vacation with his wife, Laurel, during the university’s fall break this week—and made the decision to immediately retire, he says. Unregulated NIL (name, image, and likeness) payments, the transfer portal, and other issues in college sports had made his job untenable.

It’s an environment caused by the NCAA itself, which refuses to engage in any sort of reform until a court decision forces its hand. The solution to Bennett’s grievances, which he himself referenced, is to engage in collective bargaining. But the NCAA refuses to do so, because that would require athletes to be classified as employees.”

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