The shameless money seize in sports activities began with ads on the uniforms. It’s persevering with with QR codes on helmets.
The Oklahoma State soccer crew introduced on Tuesday that it will characteristic QR codes on the again of its helmets this season that can direct followers to an internet site the place they’ll immediately donate to the crew’s NIL fund.
The sticker will seem on the again of the helmets and might be simply 1.5 sq. inches. Whereas that may appear extremely small and nearly not possible for anyone to scan inside the stadium, the crew is relying on the close-up photographs that occur on TV broadcasts to provide followers the chance to donate.
That is simply the most recent development in faculty soccer’s NIL period.
“It is a revolutionary step ahead to assist hold Oklahoma State soccer forward of the sport,” stated head coach Mike Gundy. “It provides an opportunity for on a regular basis followers the world over to have an actual affect in the case of supporting the NIL efforts for Cowboy soccer. I am thrilled about this chance for our gamers.”
The timing of this announcement, in addition to Gundy’s quote within the official assertion introducing it, is nothing in need of comical given how, simply 24 hours earlier, Gundy was quoted in an ESPN article speaking about how the crew might now simply concentrate on soccer and never have to fret about asking for cash.
“The excellent news is, the following 5 months we are able to simply play soccer,” Gundy stated final week, per ESPN. “There is not any negotiating now. The portal’s over. All of the negotiation’s historical past. Now we’re enjoying soccer. “The enterprise facet of what we do now — we have now to have these conversations with [the players]. ‘Inform your agent to give up calling us and asking for more cash. It is non-negotiable now. It will begin once more in December. So now we’re in a position to direct ourselves simply in soccer, and that half is enjoyable.”
Effectively, the brokers can cease calling and asking for cash. Now the helmet would be the one doing the asking.
