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The John Clay Podcast: Is UK all in on NIL?

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Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order on Thursday, June 24, 2021, allowing college athletes in Kentucky to profit from their name, image and likeness. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss how the University of Kentucky and its athletics director, Mitch Barnhart, are handling the implementation of NIL and how it will affect UK’s program and college athletics overall. They also talk a little about Kentucky football’s quarterback question heading into the fall.

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This story was originally published June 27, 2021 at 5:23 PM.

John Clay
Lexington Herald-Leader
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription
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