CHICAGO – Nobody has a short answer to the question of whether or not they’re in favor of athletes having the ability to earn compensation for their name, image and likeness and how the issue should be handled.
Not Jim Delany, not Gene Smith, not Tom Izzo, not Ryan Day. No one.
But Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann has a short answer ready: “I'm in favor of it.”
It’s definitely not that simple, of course, which he knows.
Holtmann said he has had multiple conversations about the issue with Gene Smith, who he said knows the specifics of the situation better than him.