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Days of Selling Popular College Players’ Jerseys Seem Numbered

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Days of Selling Popular College Players’ Jerseys Seem Numbered

Last year, any Ohio State fan could buy an officially licensed Buckeyes football jersey bearing No. 97. Though N.C.A.A. rules prohibit colleges from selling jerseys with players’ names on them, Ohio State fans understood what a scarlet jersey with a white 97 meant: a tribute to the star defensive end Joey Bosa, who wears the number when the Buckeyes play.

But as a federal court deliberates on whether it is fair for universities to make money off the commercial use of athletes’ names, images and likenesses, a growing number of colleges have quietly decided to stop selling team jerseys with popular players’ numbers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/s...ys-seem-numbered.html?smid==tw-nytsports&_r=0
 
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