💸 Quaker Nation: Penn athletes tackle NIL

Monday, February 5

Good morning, Penn!

Welcome back to Quaker Nation! Penn basketball had a full slate of games over the weekend, and Penn football has a new offensive coordinator. But first, let's take a look at the new NIL initiative that has the chance to transform all of Penn sports.

This week's top story:

Red, Blue, and Green: With new NIL initiative, Penn athletes seek a bigger cut of the cash

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Penn's football team celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Princeton on Nov. 18, 2023.

More from DP Sports:

In back-to-back home games, women's basketball split its matchups with Brown and Yale, gaining ground on the Bears in the chase for Ivy Madness.
Men's basketball continued its struggles in the Ivy table, dropping road games at Brown and Yale and sliding to 1-5 in the Ancient Eight.
After enjoying historic success as head coach at Johns Hopkins, a new football offensive coordinator joins the Quakers with a standard to uphold and a team to lead.

Player of the week:

Last spring, track and field senior Liv Morganti broke the track and field program record in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. On Saturday, Morganti decided one record was not enough, breaking the indoor mile record with a blazing 4:40.21 and cementing herself as one of Penn's best runners of all time. Read our 2021 profile of Morganti here.

Photo by Samantha Turner

One great read:

From the forbidden city to the host of the Super Bowl, the NFL's relationship with Las Vegas has come a long way in a short time. ESPN's David Purdum and Elizabeth Merrill break down the undeniable link between the rise of sports betting and the NFL's reconciliation with "Sin City."

Best of sports photo:

Photo by Chenyao Liu

Freshman guard Mataya Gayle sizes up her defender against Brown on Feb. 2.

Photo by Tuna Sagdan

Junior guard Stina Almqvist splits two defenders against Yale on Feb. 3.

Photo by Tuna Sagdan

Almqvist attempts a layup against Yale on Feb. 3.

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