Dive Summary:
- The NCAA says it will stop selling team-related jerseys and other items online after it faced criticism for its role in the sale of merchandise tied to certain players.
- An ESPN analyst had searched for the names of high-profile college athletes on ShopNCAASports.com and turned up jerseys with the players’ numbers, despite the NCAA long having said that those jerseys don’t represent specific players.
- A spokesman said the association had not made money on player merchandise sales but acknowledged it did not look good.
From the article:
... “We can certainly recognize why that could be seen as hypocritical,” he said. “I think the business of having the NCAA selling those kinds of goods is a mistake, and we’re going to exit that business immediately.” ...
