The NCAA has made it clear that pay-for-play violations will result in immediate investigations and potential penalties.
The Division I Board of Directors issued guidance Monday regarding name, image and likeness and the shortcuts schools have taken in recruiting since NIL was approved last summer. Made up of national leaders, the task force defined boosters as “any third-party entity that promotes an athletics program, assists with recruiting or assists with providing benefits to recruits, enrolled student-athletes or their family members,” including collectives.