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Simone Biles returns to the Olympic competition floor
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August 03, 2021
The GIST: American gymnast Simone Biles made an overnight comeback and proved the haters wrong.
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Ep #520Banned for accepting tuition money: Diving into the complicated NCAA sports landscape
January 06, 2026

The college sports landscape is a wonky place.
And that’s an understatement. Between NIL rules, the transfer portal, and constantly changing eligibility requirements, it’s tough to keep up with what is and isn’t allowed.
That’s why we’re taking today’s episode of The GIST of It to directly compare two college athletes: Baylor men’s basketball center James Nnaji and Augsburg University runner Mohammed Bati. Nnaji was drafted to the NBA in 2023 but is now competing as a college athlete, while Bati has been banned from competing after accepting $6K in donations to pay his tuition. Make it make sense.
















