Your last sentence is incorrect. The law reads broadly:
“including actions that compensate or cause compensation to be provided to student-athletes.”
Be mad at Bill Lee.
Not all of our competitors have the same legal standard.
And how exactly do you work around that? No university employee can take any action that would cause a player to receive NIL compensation.
Tennessee state law prohibits anyone from the university or athletic department from causing a player to receive NIL compensation.
What exactly do you expect DW to do?