The power of social media strikes again.
Jay Bilas exposed the NCAA for using players names to sell jerseys on their NCAA approved website. The bad press forced the NCAA to stop selling the jerseys immediately.
Emmert on NCAA selling player merch: "We recognize why that could be seen as hypocritical. … We're going to exit that business immediately."
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) August 8, 2013
Emmert: "We haven't determined what to do [entirely] w/ that site. No compelling reason why [we] should be reselling jerseys from [schools]"
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) August 8, 2013