I’ve obviously never seen one of these contracts, but it sounds like it’s the wild Wild West out there. It really seems like, from a legal standpoint, something has to give soon.
Here’s what I mean, these kids are granting use of their name, image, likeness to some booster, car dealership, insurance company, or collective in exchange for money. By most state laws (Texas), these contracts cannot require attendance at a given university.
So if the contract is for multiple years, and the kid wants to go to a different school, how do the contracts handle that? We are hearing that schools won’t let kids out, and one contract might preclude them from signing another.
Does a kid say eff it and sign somewhere else anyway? Dare them to enforce the contract?
When does a kid sue a booster or collective? When does a booster or collective sue a kid? Or booster sues booster? Something is gonna pop off soon, and it’s not gonna be pretty.
Here’s what I mean, these kids are granting use of their name, image, likeness to some booster, car dealership, insurance company, or collective in exchange for money. By most state laws (Texas), these contracts cannot require attendance at a given university.
So if the contract is for multiple years, and the kid wants to go to a different school, how do the contracts handle that? We are hearing that schools won’t let kids out, and one contract might preclude them from signing another.
Does a kid say eff it and sign somewhere else anyway? Dare them to enforce the contract?
When does a kid sue a booster or collective? When does a booster or collective sue a kid? Or booster sues booster? Something is gonna pop off soon, and it’s not gonna be pretty.
