Story on the Iowa QB Room. The “Offense took a Big Jump.... it’s definitely Wide Receiver-friendly.” Transfer Portal opens up again on Tues Apr 16
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In Lester we trust? Can Cade finally stay healthy? If not, will there finally be signs of QB development?
Story from today from the Des Moines Register:
Tyler Tachman
Des Moines Register
April 15, 2024
IOWA CITY — As expected, the aura surrounding Iowa football’s offense has been substantially more positive this spring. Players on both sides of the ball have spoken highly of the progress Iowa’s much-maligned offense has made.
“Offense took a big jump,” defensive back Deshaun Lee said. “I’m loving it.”
“Yeah, it’s definitely wide receiver-friendly,” receiver Kaleb Brown said. “Like I said, it goes well with our personnel and everything like that with the guys we have.”
Maybe that sentiment will be reflected in the results of the 2024 season, but it's also worth pointing out that these kinds of comments are frequently heard at this point in the calendar year.
There’s a lot of positive buzz without enough evidence to make a fair judgment about its validity. Saturday’s open practice at Kinnick Stadium will give a slightly larger window into the state of the offense, but making definitive conclusions still would be unwise.
When you dig past the fluff, there are obvious questions surrounding the offensive unit, with the quarterbacks room being chiefly among them.
Right now, presumably, Iowa’s top three options for that position are as follows: a player who has suffered season-ending injuries the last two years, another player who had eight interceptions and five passing touchdowns last season, and another who has attempted seven passes in his college career.
Cade McNamara (12) throws a pass during practice Thursday April 11, 2024
That begs the question: How concerning is the current state of the Hawkeye quarterbacks room?
Last season was an absolute disaster at that position. Cade McNamara played banged-up early on and then suffered a season-ending ACL injury against Michigan State. Deacon Hill, who hadn’t even attempted a pass in college prior to last season, struggled mightily and Iowa was reluctant to make a change. Only late in the Citrus Bowl against Tennessee did Iowa give Marco Lainez a chance.
Iowa averaged 118.6 passing yards per game last season, which was nearly last in the FBS.
In terms of player personnel, Iowa has not yet made major moves this offseason to address the issue. Iowa retained McNamara, Hill and Lainez. Incoming true freshman James Resar will be joining the unit. Joe Labas transferred out. Iowa tried to get Oregon transfer Ty Thompson on campus for a visit in January, but it didn't pan out.
Iowa could still try to add firepower at quarterback. The transfer portal opens up again on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in March, head coach Kirk Ferentz left the door open to the possibility of going to the portal, though he spoke generally and didn’t disclose specific position groups Iowa could target.
“We'll know more about our team at the end of spring and then — I mean, we're always going to look at it and always consider, and if there's a glaring weakness or a place we think we can make our team better, absolutely,” Ferentz said in March. “Some of the guys I've mentioned that have come here (Nick Jackson, Rusty Feth, Erick All, etc.) have really helped our team become better.”
But if Iowa rolls with what it has, there’s a risk of running into the same reality that last season brought.
Tommy Poholsky (19) throws a pass in practice Thursday April 11, 2024
When healthy, McNamara is exactly the caliber of quarterback that Iowa needs. In 2021, he helped lead Michigan to a Big Ten championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff semifinals. But since then, staying on the field has been a problem.
Can McNamara not only get healthy but also stay healthy for an entire season?
Behind him, a lot is unproven.
Hill gained meaningful experience last season but was mostly not even close to being adequate. Lainez possesses dual-threat capabilities, but because of Iowa’s unwillingness to put him in game action last season, it’s still sort of a mystery how he would perform under the bright lights.
“Deacon has the benefit of he played the most last year of any of our guys, so certainly he's got more experience, but an awful lot of things he can work on,” Ferentz said. “Marco has got a different set of circumstances and different things to work on, but every player on the team has got things they need to get better at.”
“That's what this time period is really good. It gives us a chance to articulate those things, show them on film, and then hopefully put them in situations where they can demonstrate that they are learning and improving.”
By investing in what it already had at quarterback, Iowa has banked on 1) McNamara’s health and 2) internal development.
This is an area where new offensive coordinator Tim Lester can be a factor. Lester wasn’t a flashy hire this offseason, but one of the bright spots on his resume was that he appeared more equipped to coach quarterbacks than his predecessor, Brian Ferentz. Lester, a quarterback himself in college, has coached the position at multiple stops, including Purdue, where he mentored David Blough to a season of 3,352 passing yards.
Though Iowa’s dismal offensive showing over the last several seasons has not resulted solely from poor quarterback play, it has been a major factor. Quarterback development is something that Iowa lacked with Brian Ferentz as that group's position coach. The Hawkeyes haven’t had an individual pass for more than 2,000 yards in a single season since Nate Stanley accumulated 2,951 in 2019, and that was when the position group was still coached by Ken O'Keefe.
Last season was a clear indication of the repercussions if your backup plans don’t cut it. On paper, Iowa could be in the same spot again. But that is discounting the possibility that Hill or Lainez could make major strides leading up to the 2024 season.
Perhaps under the instruction of Lester, one of those two could perform at a level that would work just fine for Iowa: competent ball control and avoiding turnovers. Because of Iowa's defensive dominance, the Hawkeyes don’t need a gunslinger to be successful. They just need someone who can consistently make the right plays and eliminate costly mistakes.
“He’s pretty intense," Hill said of Lester. "But it’s a good intense. He’s very positive a lot of the time … You love him, because he’s really personable, as well.”
Maybe Iowa is actually in a better spot than it might appear on the surface. Maybe not.
One way or another, the Hawkeyes need to figure it out. Or else the offense could be headed for dangerous waters yet again.
Story from today from the Des Moines Register:
How concerned should fans be about Iowa football's quarterbacks room?
Tyler TachmanDes Moines Register
April 15, 2024
IOWA CITY — As expected, the aura surrounding Iowa football’s offense has been substantially more positive this spring. Players on both sides of the ball have spoken highly of the progress Iowa’s much-maligned offense has made.
“Offense took a big jump,” defensive back Deshaun Lee said. “I’m loving it.”
“Yeah, it’s definitely wide receiver-friendly,” receiver Kaleb Brown said. “Like I said, it goes well with our personnel and everything like that with the guys we have.”
Maybe that sentiment will be reflected in the results of the 2024 season, but it's also worth pointing out that these kinds of comments are frequently heard at this point in the calendar year.
There’s a lot of positive buzz without enough evidence to make a fair judgment about its validity. Saturday’s open practice at Kinnick Stadium will give a slightly larger window into the state of the offense, but making definitive conclusions still would be unwise.
When you dig past the fluff, there are obvious questions surrounding the offensive unit, with the quarterbacks room being chiefly among them.
Right now, presumably, Iowa’s top three options for that position are as follows: a player who has suffered season-ending injuries the last two years, another player who had eight interceptions and five passing touchdowns last season, and another who has attempted seven passes in his college career.
Cade McNamara (12) throws a pass during practice Thursday April 11, 2024
That begs the question: How concerning is the current state of the Hawkeye quarterbacks room?
Last season was an absolute disaster at that position. Cade McNamara played banged-up early on and then suffered a season-ending ACL injury against Michigan State. Deacon Hill, who hadn’t even attempted a pass in college prior to last season, struggled mightily and Iowa was reluctant to make a change. Only late in the Citrus Bowl against Tennessee did Iowa give Marco Lainez a chance.
Iowa averaged 118.6 passing yards per game last season, which was nearly last in the FBS.
In terms of player personnel, Iowa has not yet made major moves this offseason to address the issue. Iowa retained McNamara, Hill and Lainez. Incoming true freshman James Resar will be joining the unit. Joe Labas transferred out. Iowa tried to get Oregon transfer Ty Thompson on campus for a visit in January, but it didn't pan out.
Iowa could still try to add firepower at quarterback. The transfer portal opens up again on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in March, head coach Kirk Ferentz left the door open to the possibility of going to the portal, though he spoke generally and didn’t disclose specific position groups Iowa could target.
“We'll know more about our team at the end of spring and then — I mean, we're always going to look at it and always consider, and if there's a glaring weakness or a place we think we can make our team better, absolutely,” Ferentz said in March. “Some of the guys I've mentioned that have come here (Nick Jackson, Rusty Feth, Erick All, etc.) have really helped our team become better.”
But if Iowa rolls with what it has, there’s a risk of running into the same reality that last season brought.
Tommy Poholsky (19) throws a pass in practice Thursday April 11, 2024
When healthy, McNamara is exactly the caliber of quarterback that Iowa needs. In 2021, he helped lead Michigan to a Big Ten championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff semifinals. But since then, staying on the field has been a problem.
Can McNamara not only get healthy but also stay healthy for an entire season?
Behind him, a lot is unproven.
Hill gained meaningful experience last season but was mostly not even close to being adequate. Lainez possesses dual-threat capabilities, but because of Iowa’s unwillingness to put him in game action last season, it’s still sort of a mystery how he would perform under the bright lights.
“Deacon has the benefit of he played the most last year of any of our guys, so certainly he's got more experience, but an awful lot of things he can work on,” Ferentz said. “Marco has got a different set of circumstances and different things to work on, but every player on the team has got things they need to get better at.”
“That's what this time period is really good. It gives us a chance to articulate those things, show them on film, and then hopefully put them in situations where they can demonstrate that they are learning and improving.”
By investing in what it already had at quarterback, Iowa has banked on 1) McNamara’s health and 2) internal development.
This is an area where new offensive coordinator Tim Lester can be a factor. Lester wasn’t a flashy hire this offseason, but one of the bright spots on his resume was that he appeared more equipped to coach quarterbacks than his predecessor, Brian Ferentz. Lester, a quarterback himself in college, has coached the position at multiple stops, including Purdue, where he mentored David Blough to a season of 3,352 passing yards.
Though Iowa’s dismal offensive showing over the last several seasons has not resulted solely from poor quarterback play, it has been a major factor. Quarterback development is something that Iowa lacked with Brian Ferentz as that group's position coach. The Hawkeyes haven’t had an individual pass for more than 2,000 yards in a single season since Nate Stanley accumulated 2,951 in 2019, and that was when the position group was still coached by Ken O'Keefe.
Last season was a clear indication of the repercussions if your backup plans don’t cut it. On paper, Iowa could be in the same spot again. But that is discounting the possibility that Hill or Lainez could make major strides leading up to the 2024 season.
Perhaps under the instruction of Lester, one of those two could perform at a level that would work just fine for Iowa: competent ball control and avoiding turnovers. Because of Iowa's defensive dominance, the Hawkeyes don’t need a gunslinger to be successful. They just need someone who can consistently make the right plays and eliminate costly mistakes.
“He’s pretty intense," Hill said of Lester. "But it’s a good intense. He’s very positive a lot of the time … You love him, because he’s really personable, as well.”
Maybe Iowa is actually in a better spot than it might appear on the surface. Maybe not.
One way or another, the Hawkeyes need to figure it out. Or else the offense could be headed for dangerous waters yet again.
How concerned should fans be about Iowa football's quarterbacks room?
Iowa football's quarterback play was a disaster last season. Is the team equipped to show improvement this season?
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From day one, Alvin Bragg was on a political mission, not a legal one!
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Biden's fingerprints are all over NY vs. Trump
From day one, Alvin Bragg was a man on a political, not a legal, mission. It was to charge Trump with whatever just to keep him in court. Maybe, maybe, get lucky and get a conviction. The truth is the underlying conduct doesn't even merit a misdemeanor charge because there is no intent to defraud without a federal crime in this case. This is a political hit job being run by one of Biden's DOJ's former top officials. Are we to actually believe that the lead prosecutor, Matthew Colangelo, just so happened to land this job at this time by accident? All right. One of the former top officials in the Biden DOJ? This has Biden's fingerprints all over it.
It is all a sloppy mess to boot. Colangelo is trying to convince the jury that the case is about a criminal conspiracy and a cover-up. Trump, David Pecker and Michael Cohen, former Trump attorney, formed a conspiracy, he argued, to influence the election. Well, this guy's a piece of work. Colangelo should be sanctioned for trying to argue that there's a conspiracy here when he never charged Trump with a conspiracy. You can't prove this case without proving the facts on federal election law. And this is not a big revelation to any of you, but state courts have no jurisdiction over federal election law matters. I think it's becoming clear to all of you now.
Plus, if they were going to start charging conspiracies to affect an election, I have a question. Why wasn't Hillary Clinton and Fusion GPS charged under that same theory? The setup, the surveillance of Trump, the salacious and unverified Steele Dossier. All of it. For goodness sakes, $1 million went from the Clinton campaign and the DNC to a law firm, Perkins Coie, that funneled it to Steele, who then dug up the dirt. That was real election interference my friends.
If there's any conspiracy here, it would be, I don't know, kind of reasonable to find one inside Biden world where somehow one of Merrick Garland's top dogs wound up in Bragg's office as lead counsel against Trump.
LAURA INGRAHAM: From day one, Alvin Bragg was on a political mission, not a legal one
Fox News' Laura Ingraham argues the NY vs. Trump trial is a 'political hit job' on 'The Ingraham Angle.'
Missouri State Transfer WR Raylen Sharpe Visiting Iowa on Tuesday
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Put together a quick story on Sharpe and his football background.
STORY:
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STORY:
Iowa to Host Missouri State Transfer Wideout Raylen Sharpe
The Iowa football program will host Missouri State transfer wide receiver, Raylen Sharpe for a visit on Tuesday.
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The Caitlin Clark Effect and the uncomfortable truth behind it
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By Jim Trotter
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It’s not surprising that corporations are lining up like fans along arena railings to get Caitlin Clark’s autograph. The former Iowa star is a transcendent talent who has proven she is as proficient at breaking viewership records as scoring marks, drawing capacity crowds at home and on the road and even attracting 17,000 spectators to an open practice during Final Four weekend. Her WNBA jersey sold out within hours of her being drafted No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever, and multiple teams have moved upcoming games to larger venues to accommodate “unprecedented demand” for Fever games.
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So, it makes perfect sense that she has been hired to pitch everything from home and auto insurance to performance drinks, from trading cards to supermarket chains, from automobiles to financial investment firms. She’s not only deserving of every opportunity but also has earned every endorsement deal that’s been placed before her, including a $28 million Nike pact that includes her own signature shoe line, as reported by The Athletic.
That being said, we should not delude ourselves into believing her appeal as an influencer is based solely on basketball, because it’s not. Arguing otherwise is an affront to history and reality. Clark’s attractiveness to local companies and national corporations is heightened by the fact that she is a White woman who has dominated a sport that’s viewed as predominately Black; a straight woman who is joining a league with a sizable LGBTQ+ player population; and a person who comes from America’s heartland, where residents often feel their beliefs and values are ignored or disrespected by the geographical edges of the country.
Because sport and society are constructed from the same fabric, it’s impossible to separate them, which is why it’s foolish to act as if basketball is the only thing fueling The Caitlin Clark Effect. The primary thing? Yes. But not the only thing.
Some will attempt to mold these words into a disparagement of Clark or her accomplishments. They are not. She is a tremendous player and, by all accounts, a quality human being. But multiple things can be true at the same time, particularly when discussing why one player is perceived to be a better brand ambassador than someone else. Searching for perspective on the topic took me back to an interview I did last month with Flora Kelly, a vice president of research for ESPN.
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On the eve of the women’s Final Four, I was intrigued by the question of which is the bigger TV draw — a great player or a great team? Kelly acknowledged the significance of a generational talent like Clark, and how her presence alone can push viewership numbers to record heights, but she also stressed that other factors can push viewership far beyond the roof and into the stratosphere. Factors such as legacies of a franchise or program, rivalries between a team or players, and cultural or societal elements that create viral moments.
“We’re in kind of a unique moment where social media can really spin and kind of create a hyper-awareness around these athletes, causing a moment that goes beyond sport,” Kelly said at the time. “But there are so many other factors that people are just downright ignoring and just making it Caitlin Clark. There are a lot of storylines surrounding her that are lifting it. Maybe it’s not the chicken or the egg. Maybe it’s both.”
The racial component when discussing brand ambassadors may make people uncomfortable, but it’s a conversation that merits consideration. Sue Bird, who is White and gay and one of the legends of women’s basketball, addressed it in 2020 while discussing the league’s inability at that time to capture the country’s attention in the same way that the U.S. women’s national soccer team had done.
“Even though we’re female athletes playing at a high level, our worlds, you know, the soccer world and the basketball world are just totally different,” she said. “And to be blunt it’s the demographic of who’s playing. Women’s soccer players generally are cute little white girls while WNBA players — we are all shapes and sizes … a lot of Black, gay, tall women. … There is maybe an intimidation factor and people are quick to judge it and put it down.”
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Paige Bueckers, a star guard for the University of Connecticut, echoed similar sentiments the following year while accepting the ESPY for best college athlete in women’s sports. She stated that 80 percent of the WNBA postseason awards were won that season by Black players, but they received half the coverage of White athletes.
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“With the light that I have now as a White woman who leads a Black-led sport and celebrated here, I want to shed a light on Black women,” she said. “They don’t get the media coverage that they deserve. They’ve given so much to the sport, the community and society as a whole and their value is undeniable.”
Her words were particularly poignant in 2023 when nine of the 10 starters in the WNBA All-Star Game were Black, yet Sabrina Ionescu, a reserve guard who happens to be White, was selected as the cover athlete for NBA2K24. Ionescu was a college icon at Oregon, where she set the NCAA record for triple-doubles, but she had yet to reach that status as a professional. So the decision of NBA2K24 to pass over multiple dominant Black players — including A’Ja Wilson and Jonquel Jones, frontline stars who won league MVPs in 2020, 2021 and 2023 — was particularly conspicuous. But, like Clark, she checked particular boxes that the others did not as a straight, White player.
The topic of sexual orientation and identity is as old as the WNBA itself because of the league’s sizable percentage of LGBTQ+ players. Fact is, the league struggled in its infancy to find the right balance between promoting inclusivity and not alienating the broader community.
Initially, it tended to feature promotional ads of married players with children despite many of its players being non-heterosexual. Sue Wicks, a member of the WNBA’s inaugural draft class who in 2002 became the league’s first openly gay active player, has said she felt boxed in while the league tried to find the right messaging.
“It would always chafe against me, someone saying, ‘You can’t say that you are gay,’” she told The Athletic in 2020.
The league, which today is the most inclusive in professional sports, has come light years since then even if society has not as a whole. In the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas cited three other rulings he’d like to see the court take up in the near future, each of which was instrumental in creating the pathway to national same-sex marriage rights. The topic of sexual orientation and identity remains an issue with some, which explains why Clark might be viewed even more favorably as an influencer.
That is not a knock against her personally or a slight to her sublime basketball skills. It is a nod to the reality that brand ambassadorship at her level is not simply a commentary on someone’s athletic ability. It’s also a reflection of society’s impact on who gets the biggest bags.
theathletic.com
4h ago
208
It’s not surprising that corporations are lining up like fans along arena railings to get Caitlin Clark’s autograph. The former Iowa star is a transcendent talent who has proven she is as proficient at breaking viewership records as scoring marks, drawing capacity crowds at home and on the road and even attracting 17,000 spectators to an open practice during Final Four weekend. Her WNBA jersey sold out within hours of her being drafted No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever, and multiple teams have moved upcoming games to larger venues to accommodate “unprecedented demand” for Fever games.
Advertisement
So, it makes perfect sense that she has been hired to pitch everything from home and auto insurance to performance drinks, from trading cards to supermarket chains, from automobiles to financial investment firms. She’s not only deserving of every opportunity but also has earned every endorsement deal that’s been placed before her, including a $28 million Nike pact that includes her own signature shoe line, as reported by The Athletic.
That being said, we should not delude ourselves into believing her appeal as an influencer is based solely on basketball, because it’s not. Arguing otherwise is an affront to history and reality. Clark’s attractiveness to local companies and national corporations is heightened by the fact that she is a White woman who has dominated a sport that’s viewed as predominately Black; a straight woman who is joining a league with a sizable LGBTQ+ player population; and a person who comes from America’s heartland, where residents often feel their beliefs and values are ignored or disrespected by the geographical edges of the country.
Because sport and society are constructed from the same fabric, it’s impossible to separate them, which is why it’s foolish to act as if basketball is the only thing fueling The Caitlin Clark Effect. The primary thing? Yes. But not the only thing.
Some will attempt to mold these words into a disparagement of Clark or her accomplishments. They are not. She is a tremendous player and, by all accounts, a quality human being. But multiple things can be true at the same time, particularly when discussing why one player is perceived to be a better brand ambassador than someone else. Searching for perspective on the topic took me back to an interview I did last month with Flora Kelly, a vice president of research for ESPN.
Advertisement
On the eve of the women’s Final Four, I was intrigued by the question of which is the bigger TV draw — a great player or a great team? Kelly acknowledged the significance of a generational talent like Clark, and how her presence alone can push viewership numbers to record heights, but she also stressed that other factors can push viewership far beyond the roof and into the stratosphere. Factors such as legacies of a franchise or program, rivalries between a team or players, and cultural or societal elements that create viral moments.
“We’re in kind of a unique moment where social media can really spin and kind of create a hyper-awareness around these athletes, causing a moment that goes beyond sport,” Kelly said at the time. “But there are so many other factors that people are just downright ignoring and just making it Caitlin Clark. There are a lot of storylines surrounding her that are lifting it. Maybe it’s not the chicken or the egg. Maybe it’s both.”
The racial component when discussing brand ambassadors may make people uncomfortable, but it’s a conversation that merits consideration. Sue Bird, who is White and gay and one of the legends of women’s basketball, addressed it in 2020 while discussing the league’s inability at that time to capture the country’s attention in the same way that the U.S. women’s national soccer team had done.
“Even though we’re female athletes playing at a high level, our worlds, you know, the soccer world and the basketball world are just totally different,” she said. “And to be blunt it’s the demographic of who’s playing. Women’s soccer players generally are cute little white girls while WNBA players — we are all shapes and sizes … a lot of Black, gay, tall women. … There is maybe an intimidation factor and people are quick to judge it and put it down.”
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Paige Bueckers, a star guard for the University of Connecticut, echoed similar sentiments the following year while accepting the ESPY for best college athlete in women’s sports. She stated that 80 percent of the WNBA postseason awards were won that season by Black players, but they received half the coverage of White athletes.
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“With the light that I have now as a White woman who leads a Black-led sport and celebrated here, I want to shed a light on Black women,” she said. “They don’t get the media coverage that they deserve. They’ve given so much to the sport, the community and society as a whole and their value is undeniable.”
Her words were particularly poignant in 2023 when nine of the 10 starters in the WNBA All-Star Game were Black, yet Sabrina Ionescu, a reserve guard who happens to be White, was selected as the cover athlete for NBA2K24. Ionescu was a college icon at Oregon, where she set the NCAA record for triple-doubles, but she had yet to reach that status as a professional. So the decision of NBA2K24 to pass over multiple dominant Black players — including A’Ja Wilson and Jonquel Jones, frontline stars who won league MVPs in 2020, 2021 and 2023 — was particularly conspicuous. But, like Clark, she checked particular boxes that the others did not as a straight, White player.
The topic of sexual orientation and identity is as old as the WNBA itself because of the league’s sizable percentage of LGBTQ+ players. Fact is, the league struggled in its infancy to find the right balance between promoting inclusivity and not alienating the broader community.
Initially, it tended to feature promotional ads of married players with children despite many of its players being non-heterosexual. Sue Wicks, a member of the WNBA’s inaugural draft class who in 2002 became the league’s first openly gay active player, has said she felt boxed in while the league tried to find the right messaging.
“It would always chafe against me, someone saying, ‘You can’t say that you are gay,’” she told The Athletic in 2020.
The league, which today is the most inclusive in professional sports, has come light years since then even if society has not as a whole. In the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas cited three other rulings he’d like to see the court take up in the near future, each of which was instrumental in creating the pathway to national same-sex marriage rights. The topic of sexual orientation and identity remains an issue with some, which explains why Clark might be viewed even more favorably as an influencer.
That is not a knock against her personally or a slight to her sublime basketball skills. It is a nod to the reality that brand ambassadorship at her level is not simply a commentary on someone’s athletic ability. It’s also a reflection of society’s impact on who gets the biggest bags.
The Caitlin Clark Effect and the uncomfortable truth behind it
Let's be clear: Clark deserves every endorsement deal she's offered. Her appeal as an influencer is heightened by several key factors.
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