Oregon’s Josh Huff is not happy NCAA regulations apparently squashed his party

Oregon receiver Josh Huff wanted to have a party. No problem. He wanted to charge a cover for said party. That posed a problem.

He said on Twitter Thursday that NCAA regulations prevented him from charging a cover for the party and he thus lost $1500 that was spent for advertising a party he couldn't throw with a cover charge.

He then referenced the lawsuit that's derailed EA Sports' production of future NCAA Football video games. That lawsuit, headed by Ed O'Bannon, the former UCLA basketball player, says that the NCAA profited off the likenesses of its student athletes without compensating the student athletes.

Huff didn't say if who put the kibosh on the party, but what rule could have squashed it? Well, rule 4.1 in this document from 2011-2012 states that an athlete can make money from employment provided that "The student athlete's compensation does not include any remuneration for value or utility that the student athlete may have for the employer because of the publicity, reputation, fame or personal following that he or she has obtained because of athletics ability."

It doesn't take much of a stretch to assume that Huff's party would be a tad more popular than it would be if he wasn't on the football team. Marketing is a double edged sword.

You can check out the rest of his tweets here, but remember, the party is cancelled. However, there will be party when UCLA comes to Eugene next weekend.

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Nick Bromberg

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