Chris Chol is a 6-foot-5, 230-pound defensive end from Salem, Mass., who played last year at New Hampshire's Proctor Academy, about 40 minutes southeast of Hanover. His social media shows an offer from UMass:
I’m excited to announce my commitment to Dartmouth College! @DartmouthFTBL @ProctorFootball pic.twitter.com/3swtxHrsRP
— Chris Chol (@chrischol10) January 17, 2025
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You had to know this was coming. From a Yahoo story (LINK):
In the midst of the annual NCAA convention, and in a potential precedent-setting move, a football player is transferring to another institution without entering the transfer portal and after signing a revenue-sharing contract with his previous school.
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Wisconsin officials have remained quiet on the situation. However, the school is declining to enter Lucas into the portal as he signed a two-year revenue-share agreement last month before requesting a transfer.
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The agreement, a Big Ten-issued template form, binds Lucas — and all players who sign — to that specific school and grants that school a player’s non-exclusive rights to use and market their name, image and likeness. The agreement prohibits the player’s rights to be used by any other school while permitting him or her to sign outside marketing agreements, according to those familiar with the template.
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The situation could set a precedent for future challenges to the validity of settlement-contingent revenue-share contracts. Schools are signing players to multi-year deals as a way to secure talent for multiple seasons, stabilize the sport and limit athlete movement, currently at an all-time high.
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EXTRA POINT
When we go to the movies, we usually hang around to read the credits. I grew up with a couple of stuntmen, an old friend's sister works in movies and TV, and I used to work with someone who writes for TV and movies, so it's fun to see if their names show up onscreen. I'm always curious where scenes were filmed and get a kick out of spotting titles like "animal dialogue coach," and "flame safety officer."
While I get why some people get up and leave during the credits, I was surprised last night when we went to the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown in Hanover and only one other person in the theatre stuck around. If you like Dylan even a little bit, the music while the credits rolled was terrific, and it was interesting to see who performed the different songs. One thing I know for certain: No one left the Nugget to beat the traffic. ;-)
