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Gundy draws comparison between NIL and building a family are parameters and rules in place that arenât being governed by anybody right now. So, Iâll go back to what I said a month ago when I was asked this question -- Thereâs a speed limit sign that says 55, but nobody drives 55 and thereâs nobody getting a ticket. So, you Chris Becker really donât have to drive 55. Thatâs Editor-in-Chief actually whatâs in place right now, in my opinion.â NIL mirrors raising kids. The large amounts of distributed At least thatâs how coach Mike money has begun to reach recruits, Gundy looks at it. making the blue blood programs with âAs we move forward with this, limitless athletic budgets more likely to if I get involved with distributing NIL, retain their titles as perennial contendthen we can have a chemistry problem. ers. Because itâs like raising kids,â Gundy While the NIL legislation is still said. âYou have three kids at home and relatively new to the world of college are supposed to raise them the same, athletics, Gundy expects to continue to treat them the same. And if one gets all ramp up. this and the other one doesnât, this oneâs âWeâve been confronted with NIL, gonna be upset. And I think that could namely players who were on our roster be an issue with NIL. So, weâre going to that arenât on our roster anymore, more build a model of consistency here in this so than the upcoming barrage of high culture on this team.â school players that will be involved or In a landscape constantly shifting asking, for lack of a better term, what in the world of college football, Gundy NIL opportunities that schools have,â and every coach in the country has to Gundy said. âI foresee that starting this constantly keep an eye peeled on every- spring in recruiting and then picking up thing, including the new NIL rules and considerable momentum in the fall.â ways. In the new world of star players Under the current NCAA legisla- gaining more money and deals than tion, which allows athletes to make other players, fracturing of chemistry is money on their name, image and likeon the table for teams, especially with ness, Gundy compares it to an unenegos. Coaches have to deal with this forced speed limit, which is worrisome. yearly in their one ways with each coach âThey all are on their own with having varying salaries. For Gundy he the NIL. Originally, thatâs what NIL said he has not faced fractured chemiswas intended for,â Gundy said. âThere try in his tenure due to salaries, but
Abby Cage Coach Mile Gundy is worried about team chemistry with new NIL rules.
players earning various amounts have opened his eyes. âIf you continue to work and do the things youâre supposed to do to be a part of this, then from an internal NIL, then youâre all going to be treated the same,â Gundy said. âBut if somebody from, I guess Stan Clark wonât matter, if
Eskimo Joe really likes Malcolm Rodriguez and he wants to give him a separate NIL for making appearances for him and do that separately on his own, then so be it.â sports.ed@ocolly.com
Bowlsby stepping down as Big 12âs commissioner
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to join no later than the 2024-25 season. During his decade as commissioner, Bowlsby reinstated the Big 12 Championship Game in 2017, finalized a 12-year media rights agreement between the conference, ESPN and FOX and was integral in the College Football Playoff being formed in 2014. Prior to joining the Big 12, he served as the athletic director at Stanford, Iowa and Northern Iowa. âWhen my transition is complete, I will miss the daily interaction with these wonderful colleagues and with the student-athletes but will welcome the opportunity to spend more time with my wife, my children and my ten grandchildren,â Bowlsby said in a statement. The conference is using an executive search consulting firm to help in a national search for Bowlsbyâs predecessor. The search is expected to start in the next weeks. âThe conference will continue to excel, and we are confident of an even brighter future,â said Lawrence Schovanec, the chairman of the Big 12 board and Texas Tech president. âI appreciate that during this transition, Bob will continue to be a trusted resource for the conference in whatever appropriate role on which he and the new commissioner mutually agree.â
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced Tuesday afternoon he will step down from his role later this year. Bowlsby, 70, served as the conferenceâs commissioner since 2012 and will remain commissioner until a replacement is named before transitioning into an interim role. âGiven the major issues that college sports in general and the Big 12 specifically will address in the next several years, I have reached a natural transition point in my tenure as commissioner, as well as in my career,â Bowlsby said in a statement. Bowlsbyâs tenure is bookended by conference realignments. He assumed the commissioner role in 2012 following Missouri and Texas A&M departing for the SEC and a year after Nebraska and Colorado left. He welcomed TCU and West Virginia to the conference in his first year. More recently, Bowlsby arranged the additions of BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston to the conference after Oklahoma and Texas announced its move to the SEC. The four new institutions are expected sports.ed@ocolly.com
Chris Becker Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced Tuesday he will step down as the conferenceâs commissioner later this year.