Jackson Lampley Files Declaration Backing Tennessee, Virginia

Tennessee Volunteers offensive lineman Jackson Lampley filed a six-page declaration in a lawsuit in support of the state of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Tennessee offensive lineman Jackson Lampley has joined athletic director Danny White and Spyre Sports co-founder James Clawson as defendants in a lawsuit against the NCAA. The state of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Virginia are suing after news broke that the NCAA would investigate the University of Tennessee for alleged improper recruiting violations.

Lampley submitted a six-page testimony outlining the current landscape of college football and gave a player's perspective on NIL. White took to his X account on Thursday to issue a statement of his own, where he said that "100% of major programs" are doing exactly what they are.

"The signing of the LOI signals the end of the recruiting process. Once the LOI is executed, competing schools are forbidden from contacting that recruit. While many athletes provide non-binding ‘verbal’ commitments to a school prior to signing the LOI, that does not necessarily signal the end of the recruitment process. Recruits still have the power to reconsider their commitment, and some recruits make it clear that they are still willing to hear from other schools, thus potentially shopping one opportunity against another." Tennessee Volunteers OL Jackson Lampley in his testimony

Lampley went on to describe his interactions with prospective recruits on NIL as being a factor in their college decisions.

"In my observation, NIL has become one of the top factors that current recruits consider when determining where to go to school."

Tennessee Volunteers OL Jackson Lampley after the win over Virginia. (Photo by Caitie McMekin of the News Sentinel)

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