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 staff introduced on Tuesday that it’s going to characteristic QR codes on the again of its helmets this season that may direct followers to a web site the place they’ll straight donate to the staff’s NIL fund.
The sticker will seem on the again of the helmets and shall be simply 1.5 sq. inches. Whereas which may appear extremely small and virtually unimaginable for anyone to scan within the stadium, the staff is relying on the close-up photographs that occur on TV broadcasts to offer followers the chance to donate.
That is simply the newest development in faculty soccer’s NIL period.
“This can be 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 internationally to have an actual influence relating to 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 staff might now simply concentrate on soccer and never have to fret about asking for cash.
“The excellent news is, the following 5 months we will simply play soccer,” Gundy stated final week, per ESPN. “There is no 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’ve got 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.”
Properly, the brokers can cease calling and asking for cash. Now the helmet would be the one doing the asking.
