In another stark reminder of whom the NCAA’s inane rules governing athletes’ self-promotion actually serve (everyone but the athletes), an entrepreneurially-minded Georgia student has reportedly been making a profit off of running back Todd Gurley’s name, per the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Gurley is currently suspended for allegedly doing the same.
Georgia student not named Todd Gurley profiting off Todd Gurley’s name
Todd Gurley remains suspended for allegedly doing the same.
Peyton Bennett, a senior business major, has been selling shirts that say #FreeGurl3y, telling the AJC he has sold about 100 in three days at $15 per shirt.
“As a Georgia fan, I hope [the suspension] is lifted as soon as possible,” Bennett said to the AJC. “As a T-shirt salesman, I’m kind of hoping it’ll stay unannounced a bit longer.”
via AJC
Gurley was reportedly spotted wearing a Free Gurley shirt in Athens, but Bennett said the shirt wasn’t his.
Oh nothing, just Todd Gurley wearing a #FreeGurley t-shirt. pic.twitter.com/yWPHRMwIsc
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