ACC Now podcast: Leonard Hamilton on Final Four and his NIL, transfer portal concerns
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ACC Now podcast: Leonard Hamilton on Final Four and his NIL, transfer portal concerns
Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton joins the N&O’s C.L. Brown to discuss the ACC’s presence in the Final Four, with North Carolina and Duke set to play Saturday night in New Orleans. He also shares his concerns about the direction in which college athletics is headed – with Name, Image and Likeness policy changes and the transfer portal – and stresses the need for organizational structure. Not wanting education to be devalued, the Gastonia native explains why the issues are personal for him.
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This story was originally published April 1, 2022 at 10:53 AM.