This UNLV situation is the tip of the iceberg. As it currently sits, universities have no bargaining power when it comes to upholding “contracts”. But. If we move towards a professionalized model, or one where “student” athletes get treated like employees, there should be non compete clauses. That’s what I would expect. That creates more…
This UNLV situation is the tip of the iceberg. As it currently sits, universities have no bargaining power when it comes to upholding “contracts”. But. If we move towards a professionalized model, or one where “student” athletes get treated like employees, there should be non compete clauses. That’s what I would expect. That creates more efficient risk sharing between the employees and employer and a more efficient economic model. That also would allow universities to fire student employees and pay differing rates based on performance. So. I’d imagine a lot of kids found out very quickly how valuable they are not. The old transfer system allowed for a type of non compete clause and was more tolerable as a result. But, with a public university funded by tax dollars and athletic programs funded by boosters, the people absolutely should not allow a player to use resources they provide with a 4-year return in mind, only for him to leave whenever he wants.
This UNLV situation is the tip of the iceberg. As it currently sits, universities have no bargaining power when it comes to upholding “contracts”. But. If we move towards a professionalized model, or one where “student” athletes get treated like employees, there should be non compete clauses. That’s what I would expect. That creates more efficient risk sharing between the employees and employer and a more efficient economic model. That also would allow universities to fire student employees and pay differing rates based on performance. So. I’d imagine a lot of kids found out very quickly how valuable they are not. The old transfer system allowed for a type of non compete clause and was more tolerable as a result. But, with a public university funded by tax dollars and athletic programs funded by boosters, the people absolutely should not allow a player to use resources they provide with a 4-year return in mind, only for him to leave whenever he wants.
Gonna need to keep an eye on Ryan v. FTC before you put much stock in non-compete clauses as part of the solution.