Hold Everything: NCAA Seeks To Stay Deferred Payments to Players

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On Friday, July 17, the NCAA asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to pause an injunction that allows college athletes to receive deferred compensation for the use of their names, images, and likenesses.  Under the injunction, the NCAA must allow for schools to pay football and men’s basketball players up to the federally defined cost of attendance, plus $5,000 per year for use of their names and likenesses, starting on August 1.

The NCAA immediately appealed Judge Claudia Wilken’s ruling, and oral arguments were heard back in March.  However, the circuit judges have given no indication as to when they might announce their ruling, and Judge Wilken’s injunction takes effect on August 1, the start of the football and basketball recruiting cycle for the 2016-17 season.

Donald Remy, the chief legal officer of the NCAA, stated in a press release that the NCAA has maintained that a stay would be crucial if a decision was not announced within a reasonable amount of time before the injunction becomes effective.  The statement goes on, explaining that

“[t]he consequences will be irreparable if implementation occurs before the 9th Circuit rules on the legal issues in question.”

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