{"id":922,"date":"2016-10-03T21:16:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T01:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/?p=922"},"modified":"2016-10-04T05:31:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T09:31:26","slug":"jenkins-v-ncaa-and-potential-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/jenkins-v-ncaa-and-potential-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenkins v. NCAA and potential stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <em>Jenkins v. NCAA<\/em> case centers itself on the hot-button issue of compensating student-athletes for their participation. Early on in the complaint, Jenkins brings up the point that these athletes, such as UTEP&#8217;s Kevin Perry, have their remunerations restrained by &#8220;artificial restraints&#8221; that are dependent on the athletes&#8217; school of choice. What&#8217;s not restrained, however, is the financial benefits these particular universities or schools see as a result of the athlete&#8217;s play on the court or field. The argument is that these players have essentially signed on to &#8220;cartel agreements&#8221; and therefore violate antitrust laws.<\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s important to also remember that it&#8217;s not just football players involved in this case, as Rutgers basketball player J.J. Moore is also named as a party involved.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Potential story ideas<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A look at how much the schools of the specific players mentioned in this complaint made from their respective sport<\/li>\n<li>Catching up with those involved in Northwestern&#8217;s attempt to unionize. What would they have done differently? Do they foresee any change that will allow a team to successfully unionize?<\/li>\n<li>A profile on a current athlete such as Perry and Moore that features a log of their hours during a typical week in a season. How much time is left for the academic aspect of their lives?<\/li>\n<li>In basketball, how many athletes would forego college basketball if the NBA allowed? How many athletes in that situation cite financial concerns as a major motivating factor?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jenkins v. NCAA case centers itself on the hot-button issue of compensating student-athletes for their participation. Early on in the complaint, Jenkins brings up the point that these athletes, such as UTEP&#8217;s Kevin Perry, have their remunerations restrained by &#8220;artificial restraints&#8221; that are dependent on the athletes&#8217; school of choice. What&#8217;s not restrained, however, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/jenkins-v-ncaa-and-potential-stories\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jenkins v. 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The four athletes who serve as plantiffs in the class-action lawsuit claim that they should be compensated because they generate an\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Module 4&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Module 4","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/category\/module-4\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":924,"url":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/jenkins-v-ncaa\/","url_meta":{"origin":922,"position":1},"title":"Jenkins v. NCAA","author":"Glenda Dowdy","date":"October 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Summary: Martin Jenkins, Kevin Perry and William Tyndall are suing the NCAA and it's conferences based on the claim that college athletes are being exploited and not compensated for the amount of money they're bringing to the school and athletic program. They are not seeking damages, but rather an injunction\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Module 5&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Module 5","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/category\/module-5\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":928,"url":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/jenkins-v-ncaa-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":922,"position":2},"title":"Jenkins v NCAA","author":"amak","date":"October 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 The case centers on the issue of paying student athletes. This is obviously an issue that has been prevalent for a long time. It\u2019s even more so now because of TV deals. The argument is that the players are basically signing on to the stipulations of the universities profiting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Module 4&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Module 4","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/category\/module-4\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":908,"url":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/908-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":922,"position":3},"title":"Jenkins case","author":"Ashleigh","date":"October 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The case goes over history of NCAA violations with antitrust laws,\u00a0what schools can and cannot offer to students and recruits,\u00a0specifics about awards\/losing amateur status, it goes over\u00a0over bowl games, and NFL\/NBA eligibility to name a few. It then goes into how these athletes could never truly be compensated monetarily for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ashleigh&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ashleigh","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/category\/students\/ashleigh\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":931,"url":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/on-jenkins-ncaa\/","url_meta":{"origin":922,"position":4},"title":"On Jenkins, NCAA","author":"Bryan Marseille","date":"October 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The gist: A\u00a0group of college student athletes filed an antitrust suit against the NCAA\u00a0to challenge\u00a0the limits placed on athletics aid. The players:\u00a0\u00a0Former\u00a0Clemson football\u00a0player\u00a0Martin Jenkins\u00a0and two current Wisconsin athletes: basketball player\u00a0Nigel Hayes\u00a0and football player Alec James (and they're\u00a0\u00a0reppin'\u00a0football and men's basketball players in the power conferences).\u00a0The group scooped\u00a0antitrust\/labor lawyer Jeffrey Kessler\u00a0--\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Module 5&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Module 5","link":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/category\/module-5\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":902,"url":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/jenkins-case-and-possible-stories\/","url_meta":{"origin":922,"position":5},"title":"Jenkins case and possible stories","author":"Emily Giambalvo","date":"September 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Jenkins, et al. v. 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