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Anybody else very happy that Tech has supposedly been paying the NIL monthly installment amounts rather than lump sum? You leave the program, gravy train turns off.
Sounds like we should make a run for him as DC. Not sure the VT fan base is ready for another DC to HC experiment.
It's like college athletes want to live in this alternate reality where they get to be amateurs when it suits them but also be paid like professionals without any of the potential consequences.
This really gets at the heart of what bothers me about this whole thing. They want to have their cake and eat it too. And it's like everyone just woke up one morning and decided they should get to without any thought to anything else.
Well, the whole issue looks like they were looking for an excuse to fire him.
I agree, they should be allowed to finish the semester on scholarship, but House and NIL payments cease when they cease being a member of the team.
You wouldn't believe which lawyer Miami chose for this fight against Wisconsin, too.
This morning, Xavier Lucas retained @HEITNERLEGAL. I have contacted the NCAA demanding that it enforce its rules which require Mr. Lucas' name to be entered into the transfer database. If Wisconsin doesn't budge, then we will escalate this matter to litigation. https://t.co/nykzo1lt0I— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) January 7, 2025
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NIL:
Step 1. Pay us to show up
Step 2. Pay us more to stay
Step 3. Keep paying us until we find someone else to.
And if at any point, we feel we aren't being paid as we like or just want to get paid longer, we'll file lawsuits.
Can we please finally agree that this has reached a level of utter insanity at this point??
Florida St and Clemson filed in their home states because the financial losses would effect them there the most. They also tried to utilize stipulations in state laws that would hope to neutralize agreements reached in North Carolina.
I could maybe get it for guys that are redshirting and still with the team (even if they are intending to transfer at the end of the season). But guys entering the portal? This is just absurd.
You can file anywhere, it would be up to the other parties to fight jurisdiction.
Virginia Tech is reportedly terminating rev-share deals to athletes who redshirt and transfer out. Hokies fired Brent Pry earlier this month, triggering a 30-day portal window. To this point, three athletes have entered the portal. https://t.co/6W4cTLZUPD https://t.co/xCDtJBLxyh— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) September 26, 2025
Oh fuck off. They want to be paid for games VT plays after entering the Portal?
How would filing the complaint in Florida work?
Because its worth a shot....
Clemson/FSU tried the same thing in their case vs. ACC.
People with more legal expertise than me would have to weigh in, but I believe the basis of the argument would be it would be cost and time prohibitive for representation to have to travel recurrently to Virginia. Whether that would be upheld is very questionable.
But it certainly worth a try as law in Florida is quite favorable to those filing civil lawsuits. There's a reason Morgan&Morgan exists.
Why would a contract in Virginia be litigated in Florida?
I don't doubt this guy would want to do that, but what standing would he have to even bring suit if he isn't licensed in the state where the contract took place?
The NIL agreements need to be examined. Those are contracts, and like any contract i'm sure there are clauses in there that cover specific terms that must be upheld which could void the contract if violated. This guy is probably getting wind of some some player complaining without actually seeing the NIL agreement that was signed and the language within.
No chance. Wofford domino didn't fall until beginning of September unless the word was out they were firing the coach far in advance.
Its going to be especially unpleasant because Heitner will certainly try to argue to file the complaint in Florida..where Attorney's fees are paid to the "prevailing party".
I.e. VT will be paying his legal fees.
While almost certainly this will be settled prior to court (I would doubt Heitner can litigate his way out of a paper bag) the settlement would certainly include a discussion of who's paying his legal fees. If not, he would then file a motion on his clients inability to pay and then probably get them paid by VT anyways.
Remember when College Football was fun and didn't include seedy South Florida lawyers???
It is my understanding that the "redshirt" is not a decision unilaterally made by the athlete, it is in some way with the collaboration of the coaching staff and the athlete and possibly well informed by medical staff.
If the athlete unilaterally declares a redshirt without the agreement of the coaching staff, they may be in violation of the terms of agreement for attending the school and/or scholarship and/or NIL agreements.
It sounds as if this lawyer may be making the claim that there were some athletes that put themselves in that position and the ramifications are about to be unpleasant.
The one where he is in front of the vegetables yelling something like 'what the hell is this crap?' comes to mind for me.
So here's the thing..Scholarships are paid by donations, correct?
So...why do people who are donating to VT Athletics have to "honor" having their money given to young athletes who no longer want to compete for VT?
While its not nice...its also the real world. This is an extremely common practice in the private sector where sign-on or education bonuses are tied to remaining employed for a certain period of time with that company. I'm just having a hard time drumming up tons of sympathy here.
Want to stay in school??? Use your NIL to pay for it or file a fucking FAFSA like everyone else.
It's like college athletes want to live in this alternate reality where they get to be amateurs when it suits them but also be paid like professionals without any of the potential consequences.
I had no idea this was a thing.
The only thing I can think of is if it was pre-season and he was borderline on being healthy or not and they wanted him to play this season knowing it was a do or die year. If he is truly hurt and needs surgery now it doesn't really make sense why they wouldnt' support that
But none of those things were part of the deal that they signed up to get paid for, right?