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Per Marcus:
Much of the success and failure of the Gophers men’s basketball program falls on coach Ben Johnson, but one factor that he believes is huge is out of his control: name, image and likeness.
As the Gophers enter Monday’s game at Maryland as the only winless team in Big Ten play, Johnson is left to wonder how much different this season would look if different use of the NCAA’s name, image and likeness (NIL) rules had helped him retain key pieces from last year.
“It is the new recruiting — period,” Johnson said after Sunday’s practice in College Park, Md. “It is the most important single thing that any program can have. If you don’t have it, it’s going to be really, really hard — period. If you have it, you’re going to give yourself a chance.”
“Hopefully with revenue-sharing and potentially some new rules, it can be a little bit even,” Johnson said.
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Go Gophers!!
Much of the success and failure of the Gophers men’s basketball program falls on coach Ben Johnson, but one factor that he believes is huge is out of his control: name, image and likeness.
As the Gophers enter Monday’s game at Maryland as the only winless team in Big Ten play, Johnson is left to wonder how much different this season would look if different use of the NCAA’s name, image and likeness (NIL) rules had helped him retain key pieces from last year.
“It is the new recruiting — period,” Johnson said after Sunday’s practice in College Park, Md. “It is the most important single thing that any program can have. If you don’t have it, it’s going to be really, really hard — period. If you have it, you’re going to give yourself a chance.”
“Hopefully with revenue-sharing and potentially some new rules, it can be a little bit even,” Johnson said.
What if Gophers men’s basketball hadn’t lost key players because of NIL?
Minnesota goes into Monday’s game at Maryland still trying to replace those gone because of better “name, image and likeness” opportunities elsewhere.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
