South Carolina will allow college athletes at NCAA schools to profit immediately from their names, images and likenesses instead of waiting until 2022.
Heisman Trophy finalist Trevor Lawrence of Clemson and national women’s lacrosse player of the year Charlotte North of Boston College are the top Atlantic Coast Conference male and female athletes for the 2020-21 academic year, as voted upon by a select media panel (90 voters).
The decision effectively suspends NCAA restrictions on payments to athletes for things such as sponsorship deals, online endorsements and personal appearances. it applies to all three divisions or some 460,000 athletes.
It will be a quick rematch for the Tigers and Scarlet Knights after most recently playing each other in the 2021 NCAA Tournament first round. The Tigers fell 60-56.
The Department of Athletics has successfully added women’s golf and softball in recent years, while the University has also seen consistent growth in its female student population.
Lawrence did some work off to the side while the rest of the team did their stretches and warm-ups, but he did participate in individual drills and 7-on-7 sessions.
The College Football Playoff would expand from four to 12 teams, with six spots reserved for the highest ranked conference champions, under a proposal that will be considered next week by the league commissioners who manage the postseason system.
Deshaun Watson, who had requested a trade from the Houston Texans before multiple lawsuits alleging sexual assault and inappropriate behavior were filed against the quarterback, wants to join the Denver Broncos, former teammate Kareem Jackson said on a podcast.
Clemson’s Turk Pettit won the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Individual National Championship by one stroke over Oklahoma State’s Bo Jin (-6) at the Grayhawk Golf Club on Monday.
Larry Penley’s team easily made the 15-team cut for the final round, but now must finish in the top eight to advance to the Match Play tournament that will determine the National Champion.
The Clemson Tigers have known for a few weeks what time they would be kicking off the season in Charlotte against the Georgia Bulldogs. Now they know when the following three games will take place.
Louisville scored in seven of eight innings in its 15-10 victory over Clemson in the first game of the ACC Tournament at Truist Field on Tuesday. The Cardinals improved to 28-21, while the Tigers dropped to 24-27.