Georgia targets $390K in NIL damages from Damon Wilson II, arguing Missouri player breached buyout clause

The University of Georgia Athletic Association is taking ineligible enactment against 1 of the shot team's erstwhile prima walk rushers. 

Georgia is asking for damages totaling $390,000 aft antiaircraft extremity Damon Wilson II elected to transportation to Missouri aft the 2024 season. The section cited an NIL buyout clause successful Wilson's declaration and requested that a justice compel the antiaircraft extremity to participate arbitration to scope a settlement. The clause successful Wilson’s erstwhile statement efficaciously acts arsenic a buyout interest for terminating early.

Missouri Tigers antiaircraft extremity Damon Wilson II (8) celebrates aft recovering a fumble during the 2nd fractional against the Alabama Crimson Tide astatine Faurot Field astatine Memorial Stadium connected Oct. 11, 2025 successful Columbia, Missouri.  (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)

Wilson was precocious served a tribunal summons, ineligible records show.

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After signaling 3.5 sacks during his freshman and sophomore seasons astatine UGA, Wilson inked a caller woody with Georgia's Classic City Collective. In January, conscionable 2 weeks aft landing the caller contract, Wilson made the power to Missouri.

Wilson had 9 sacks successful his archetypal regular play with the Tigers.

Georgia Bulldogs helmets connected the seat during the Georgia Spring crippled astatine Sanford Stadium successful Athens, Georgia, connected April 12, 2025. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)

The enactment of collectives has go much communal astatine schools crossed the nation. Many collectives see liquidated damages clauses successful their agreements with players to effort to support fiscal investments successful athletes and discourage transfers.

Wilson reportedly received payouts totaling $30,000 nether the presumption of his latest woody with Georgia earlier helium near Athens, Georgia. The diversion relation argues Wilson owed the $390,000 sum wrong 30 days of his departure.

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"When the University of Georgia Athletic Association enters binding agreements with student-athletes, we grant our commitments and expect student-athletes to bash the same," Georgia spokesperson Steven Drummond said successful a connection to ESPN.

Wilson could not beryllium reached straight for comment. Missouri-based attorneys Bogdan Susan and Jeff Jensen are representing Wilson. Susan argued that Wilson's vocation decisions were ne'er motivated by money.

Damon Wilson II (8) of the Missouri Tigers looks connected against the Mississippi State Bulldogs astatine Faurot Field astatine Memorial Stadium successful Columbia, Missouri, connected Nov. 15, 2025. (Jeff Le/Getty Images)

"After each the facts travel out, radical volition beryllium shocked astatine however the University of Georgia treated a pupil athlete," Susan said successful a statement.  "It has ne'er been astir the wealth for Damon, helium conscionable wants to play the crippled helium loves and prosecute his imagination of playing successful the NFL."

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Georgia’s determination marks 1 of the archetypal times a schoolhouse has publically sought NIL damages from a erstwhile jock implicit a breach of contract. The quality sets the array for perchance mounting a precedent connected whether liquidated-damages clauses volition enactment arsenic an effective, defensible replacement for much accepted buyout fees.

However, it should beryllium noted that Arkansas’ NIL corporate did clasp the services of an lawyer to effort to enforce a buyout clause successful backmost Madden Iamaleava's deal. Iamaleava yet spent his freshman play with UCLA. Wide receiver Dazmin James besides near Arkansas, prompting his erstwhile schoolhouse to record a complaint.

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