Very interesting article even if it's women's basketball. Miami mega donor and scumbag, John Ruiz, is now officially under increased scrutiny. This is a slap on the wrist, but maybe we'll see more of this in the football world.
Interesting Excerpts
"The association first targeted Ruiz, a billionaire booster who has paid millions of dollars in NIL-related cash to more than 100 athletes, many of them from Miami. One of the more publicly brash figures in the NIL world, Ruiz has brazenly announced NIL deals on social media, even before athletes have signed with the university."
"In an ironic twist, it was a tweet from Ruiz in April 2022 that drew the NCAA to this case. While in the transfer portal, Haley and Hannah Cavinder, as well as their parents, dined with Ruiz at his Miami home on April 13. That night, Ruiz posted a photo of the group posing in front of his home on his Twitter feed."
"The penalties might have been more severe had the case been processed after the NCAA lowered its violation standard, something that took effect Jan. 1. The change has strengthened the enforcement staff’s ability to charge schools with violations, allowing investigators more leeway in presuming an NIL-related violation occurred. They can now use circumstantial evidence, like a tip or a news story, to presume a school violated NCAA rules instead of having to ascertain on-record sourcing. The Cavinder case was processed under the previous policy."
Interesting Excerpts
"The association first targeted Ruiz, a billionaire booster who has paid millions of dollars in NIL-related cash to more than 100 athletes, many of them from Miami. One of the more publicly brash figures in the NIL world, Ruiz has brazenly announced NIL deals on social media, even before athletes have signed with the university."
"In an ironic twist, it was a tweet from Ruiz in April 2022 that drew the NCAA to this case. While in the transfer portal, Haley and Hannah Cavinder, as well as their parents, dined with Ruiz at his Miami home on April 13. That night, Ruiz posted a photo of the group posing in front of his home on his Twitter feed."
"The penalties might have been more severe had the case been processed after the NCAA lowered its violation standard, something that took effect Jan. 1. The change has strengthened the enforcement staff’s ability to charge schools with violations, allowing investigators more leeway in presuming an NIL-related violation occurred. They can now use circumstantial evidence, like a tip or a news story, to presume a school violated NCAA rules instead of having to ascertain on-record sourcing. The Cavinder case was processed under the previous policy."
