UCF kicker ruled ineligible over YouTube

University of Central Florida football kicker Donald De La Haye on being kicked off his team over being paid for his KZbin videos.

[@topazpitt4619]

what's the difference in having a YT channel & having a part-time job while in college?? geez. good luck to this young man!! now, i'm gonna go check out his vids, even tho' i don't care about college football!! 👍

[@evantaylor521]

His YT is based on football and him being on the team, as a likeness. A part-time job likely will not be football related and if it is may be a compliance issue again. Did you not listen to the video? He explains everything.

[@Xzrohrh]

@@evantaylor521 still bs Evan

[@evantaylor521]

@@Xzrohrh thats cool!

[@diegomontage7824]

#LetDonaldPlay

[@adamtolentino134]

"you'll get a lot more viewers" *donald has more subs then the fox youtube channel*

[@lilbaby9547]

Donald isn't on national television however. I could imagine that a fair sum of people will look into his channel after learning about him on TV.

[@Juanledezma003]

AsianAdamT yeah

[@heyo1762]

I want some of you selfish pricks to answer this to me. How is it fair to expect somebody to dedicate enough time to be a good student as well as maintain and improve the physical condition and skills of a D1 player? They are their to PLAY SPORTS. They make so much money for the school it's insane, and this guy can't make some money on he side? Are you serious?

[@fhfs]

Because they don't want outside influence in game play which is hypocritical due to the NCAA signing billion dollar deals to media outlets. He made the right decision to tell them go to hell. Its not affecting the school nor impacting rules. He was basically a businessman contracting with outlets on his channel.

[@yvngbrayfr]

Dats my boy deestroying in the news

[@713cooper]

Aye. Deestroying

[@thatswhatshesaid.literally737]

*Screw football- the NCAA just gave him and his KZbin channel bucu exposure to the world now, so he needs to take this opportunity and build his page.*

[@JunkMailBoxStuff]

She Who Knows All This is the world??? This is the pimple on a gnat's butt. This is a millisecond of a microscopic blip on a specialized segment, of a specialized team (football) within a huge selection of U.S. collegiate sports events across the nation (not world stage), by a has-been that didn't get started mere kicker (not a starting quarterback) at UCF (not FSU, UF, UM) ... but then again, look at your name (She Who Knows All) vs. mine. I'm a realist and you're delusional. 😃😄

[@finisher3x]

If that's the case, why are you responding to every single comment defending the young man, or trashing the NCAA? You're investing a whole lot of time and responses to something that is insignificant.

[@jp2829]

Beaucoup*

[@TrollownsGoblin]

ncaa need to break these players off something, football is no joke and there are a few who end up with lasting injuries and medical bills from playing in college and no money from it.

[@Nobadnewz911]

Who's here after NCAA's new ruling on college athletes? 🙋‍♀️

[@abdirizak-bolt]

The hate you today. Tomorrow will want you because you have money. Never give up bro.

[@grantb6677]

NCAA needs to think about this more clearly, most student athletes in college barley have any money to buy food, the money he makes off of these videos will help him buy food

[@lorddiethorn]

He get food they also said he could make money on his video that are not centered around his kicking

[@MonteMolencamp]

Keep building your brand Donald!! Kudo's for you for sticking with your principles!

[@Fob_JumperOT]

Deestroying changed

[@PrimeTimeChriz]

That's crazy bro I always watched his channel and like to see him on TV it's wierd hahha

[@usaallstar1068]

Wow! That's unfortunate.

[@naten9]

What is the difference between someone on a academic scholarship making this kind of money, and an athlete on an athletic scholarship doing the same thing?

[@lorddiethorn]

You cannot get money for the sport that you play. If you are on scholarship as a athlete. You can play other sport as pro but not the sport that are scholarship for. For example if I play for pitt football I can, play for the pittsburgh pirates in the summer but i could not at for the steelers. This dumbness was given a choice to not make money on his KZbin videos in which he is kicking because the ncaa rule book said that is they told if he wanted to be under scholarship he had to stop marking money off his kicking videos but if he wanted toreview video games he could have make money

[@naten9]

Cullen Diethron I was curious to the aspect of someone on an academic scholarship being able to make money on KZbin based off of their respective scholarship expertise versus an athlete doing the same on his scholarship.

[@funkenzy9381]

Cullen Diethron He wouldn't have made money. ANY money he made the NCAA said he had to donate it all and couldn't keep it. He would've just been a broke athlete on a full ride still lol! Fuck the NCAA! College students need money!

[@lorddiethorn]

If you make money. On your sport you are pro therefore you can't play in college. The system are different. Many player would not have been allowed into school if it was not for the sport that they played. I trying to be a dick my brother and father both play college basketball. At FSU they one year like eight or nine player who were Who to take buckshot class just so they could stay on the team.

[@Kylenotsosuper]

Know your rights 💪🏿 let em know Donald!

[@Mr.Hashira]

If he was making videos talking about bs would they have ban him still??

[@sillygamez6793]

Deestroying

[@CoyFish44]

This man is in the cfl right now

[@whataboutrob442]

Best move the NCAA has made in years.

[@souldiva47]

You seem like a nice Guy. I hope you make it big!

[@That_GuyAnt]

WAIT A SEC SO HE CAN PLAY CFL LOL HE CAN TRY OUT

[@bilboteabaggins6304]

This comment ages well

[@OhItsBape]

I saw this on his KZbin channel

[@hays1874]

#freedonald

[@souldiva47]

Is it time to do videos on the life of NCAA athletes other than yourself?

[@zassovirtual]

shiid I need free advertising too

[@lookatthiscringe4241]

He made the right choice

[@guam3536]

DESSTROYIN!!!!

[@cscantmiss6892]

kd does it

[@MsKjones5]

Let. Do. Giants

[@kestonluke6439]

silly

[@rylandwhitaker2183]

He signed the papers for the scholarship. Its on him to read the fine print. He chose to be youtuber but no he is asking for money as a charity. This guy is clueless.

[@samwroblewski748]

the fine print in regard to monetized social media is vague. basically the NCAA can interpret this how they see fit because they make millions off of unpaid kids who make a mockery of higher education.

[@lorddiethorn]

He was paid 30000$ a year to be. A back kicker lol

[@SliceofBread123]

Maybe the problem isn’t that he didn’t read that part of the fine print but the fine print (the rules) themselves

[@lilcourtny08]

You still think he clueless since he became a millionaire off KZbin

[@WoodyCreates]

NCAA D1 athlete here and I make videos.. and the way the NCAA makes money off us but we cant make money on our own videos is just sad.

[@EA40]

"amateur status" is what they want the students to have. It's annoying. They do it because they have the upper hand. Unless fans boycott NCAA events, nothing will change.

[@augustmartin751]

The scholarship pays for the education of those who prioritize the team, not their youtube or "making money." They weren't paying for your education to show you how to "make money" as he stated in this interview. Now he's cyber pan handling on gofund me b'cuz money & social media popularity (not education or football) were always at the top of his agenda.

[@YoungMarTV1]

He's still will making money off KZbin , the Gofundme account was for him to finishing getting his degree .

[@agilagilsen8714]

Why can't he work hard on being the best athlete and kicker he can be and make youtube videos at the same time? If he manages to keep on top of his studies, do what he should on the field and in practice while still doing what he wants on youtube I don't see why he shouldn't be able to do it.

[@MrFaZe23]

You are an idiot sir

[@AverageCarl69]

He even offered to demonitize the videos with football in them, he didn't always just want money.

[@AverageCarl69]

He even offered to demonitize the videos with football in them, he didn't always just want money.

[@RedGingerGiant04]

whats funny is that the ncaa did not like it and some another kid in college was making youtube videos and the ncaa knew that he did it

[@yoadrie]

Sorry kid, but you blew it. You should have pulled everything off KZbin, moved it (along with your 400K followers) to your own server, and sold the rights for someone else to run it. And if he'd been fortunate enough to become NFL material, think of what his equity would have been worth in four years!

[@josharzt7355]

yoadrie he’s making millions from KZbin now.

[@taylorjames2886]

Gonna be in the CFL now

[@bigdraco4831]

ya and now you look like a big dumbass while he's making bank on a pro team

[@konvix1673]

He got 1.92 millions subs and gets hella views, he making bankkkkk

[@user-hf6lb9ul1p]

Bros making heavy bank right now with just uploading VIDEOS that others enjoy.

[@risetogetherrevoluti]

Stop saying 'Yeah' and 'man' when being interviewed. Looks extremely unprofessional and as a KZbinr you should know presentation is everything. Learn from this and present yourself better.

[@AverageCarl69]

The fuck you mean lmfao yeah and man is said on ESPN lmao

[@TheHuskyK9]

Says the man that's not him lol

[@lilcourtny08]

He became a millionaire of KZbin, your opinion was worthless clown. He can say yeah and man all he wants now

[@Emperor-Wild-Man]

Fair is fair. NCAA notified Mr. Haye that he cannot "profit" on any vids portraying him as a student-athlete (not as a football player), but he can profit on any vids other than as a student -athlete. He got an ultimatum, give up all the profits now and remove all current student-athlete vids, and start anew with new vids without student-athletes and keeping all future profits. He chose to keep the existing profits, and NCAA chose to take back his student-athlete scholarship. From my perspective, he made a dumb choice where he based on his principle that he earned the money, and that he deserved to keep it all. He failed to understand that violated NCAA rules, and he had a chance to rectify in accordance to the NCAA rules, yet he would still cry foul/injustice when he lost his scholarship.

[@MalGK24]

EmperorWildManChan If he wasn't allowed to profit I would understand but if he couldn't post un-monetized videos with other teammates is asking to much. In my opinion you already cut off his income from the videos now you're telling how he should you make his videos is bs. He made his choice and he stands by it. Hopefully new opportunities open up for him.

[@JunkMailBoxStuff]

EmperorWildManChan Exactly. The rules are the rules. Follow them. Others have and do. There are workable options. There are other job options. There are also other replacement options, and he just proved he was an option and not a need. (Oohhh, that's got to leave a boo boo on the ego.) Enough with the special ❄ little whiny brats. Clearly maybe he should have tried out for the KZbin video scholarship for his tuition instead of football, if there is one. Now we know what his hobby is and his real passion (You tube videos) is. Nothing wrong with that -- just don't act like the football dream is shattered when HE shattered it all by himself, by HIS own choice and HIS decision. HE owns it and folks should stop whining for and with him after HE stepped up to HIS decision and lost on HIS terms, knowing what the established rules were. There were no surprises. He didn't actually take a loss. He went from flat land (no scholarship) to a bump (scholarship), he then violated it by choice and it was removed (no more scholarship) back to flat land. There was no "dip" or penalty to him such as a fine or punitive damages he has to pay for him violating the known rules, so he actually has no loss. But there's a GoFundMe for him?? What?? I think every college student should then put up a GoFunMe account to counter this crap. Again, it just proves he has the "give it to me, I'm entitled to free" attitude. This is just what we do not need to encourage, reward, or feed. Pathetic brat.

[@joemartin9366]

JunkMailBoxStuff literally no one is going to read your novel up there, kid wants to follow his passion of making videos so he made videos. His purpose is to make change in the NCAA, he's got almost 150k subs, and they all hate the NCAA. Rules are being changed and it's gonna make collegiate sports 1000x better throughout the country, period.

[@joemartin9366]

JunkMailBoxStuff "pathetic brat" smh shame on you you atleast he's making a difference unlike you, keyboard warrior

[@finisher3x]

I agree that he made a foolish decision. With most of his videos being based off of his life as a student-athlete, even showing school logos at times, the NCAA stepped in and shut him down. Now the fact that they wanted him to give up any money that he'd currently made, is one of the things that people hate about the NCAA. This is an institution that makes hundreds of millions of dollars off of football and basketball athletes on the FBS level ( former D-1 ) level, yet, have a huge problem when they make anything amounting to chump change on their own. Had he'd not been forced to give up any existing profits to this point, I wonder if he'd taken the deal. But the fact that he didn't take the deal, will force the NCAA to deal with this new age of an athlete making money as an entrepreneur over the internet, in college. It'll be interesting to see where this story goes, and where it takes this young man. God will open up new opportunities for him in due time. Hopefully he'll make enough money off of future KZbin videos to further his education in what ever direction he wants to go in. Then again, some of these KZbinrs are making $3,000 for every video that gets 1 million views and are grossing six-figure incomes yearly.

[@JunkMailBoxStuff]

I didn't hear him say in ANY of the interview that he was there for the great educational benefits of UCF. I heard points like money, making videos, football, slaving to football, content creation for income, ... but nothing about how he wants to obtain a college degree above all. He wasn't there for the UCF Knights team or for a college education -- just fast-track street-style cash. He'll be just another among thousands. College education is exactly what he needs to really excel, but he is too foolish to see what is directly in front of his face. That's ignorance & he's pursuing that well.

[@topazpitt4619]

from his YT channel page: "With the NCAA deeming me ineligible, I lost my full football scholarship. I am passionate about youtube and still will work relentlessly to get my degree but I don't have the funds necessary to do so. Please help out, even if its just $1! "

[@JunkMailBoxStuff]

topaz pitt Bull crap. Grants, loans, other scholarships, or ... hello ... he makes money from his KZbin (business) videos. I worked through college. I had student loans. I paid them off. New generation of babies want the hand outs and don't want to work for what's valuable. That's not how the real world works. If he wants a college degree (and should) there are jobs around the east Orlando & Winter Park area right near the main UCF campus. If he adds 15 to 25 minutes to his travels from campus he could be in the theme park areas. How do I know? Oh ... 1st hand ... alumni ... back when we were the UCF Golden Knights. Been there. Done it. Made it. Squeeky wheels of excuses don't get "special" grease, they get replaced by reality. He just met real world rules. It won't get easier. High school time has ended.

[@mehkaifrancis3757]

JunkMailBoxStuff and we're student loans easy to pay off yes or no

[@imperiumflow9067]

how does it feel to write all this out, and have no one care?

[@JunkMailBoxStuff]

All around Forward It's not about easy. Life is not easy. Everyone wants easy. It was possible. I did it. He can do it. He has the ability, but if he doesn't have the desire because he wants the EASY and lazy way, then he will never really ever be of true worth. The hard work that competitive athletes do is HARD WORK. Some jock isn't just walking onto the field sayin' 'yo, toss ME the ball & YOU all block those big dudes (hard work) while I jog (easy) on down the field to score a TD.' Not happening. That's not a valued receiver doing his job. He'd better be running, not jogging. He has to EARN a spot on that team by proving himself with demonstrating his hard work in pre-season practice and the games before that. History, track record, resume, all are a pattern of your value that must be demonstrated, shown, and proven. So student loans? Easy? No, but it demonstrated that me and the other thousands of folks would do what we needed to better ourselves to be better for a company that would value us also. It actually works on both ends ... crazy concept, but the job and statistics are proven and fairly overwhelming vs the non-college degreed folks send their jobs. Look, I if this kid makes it as the next George Lucas of KZbin then good for him, but that just doesn't seem to be his message. His message is a little whiny and immature due to the established rules that are already within collegiate football -- his CHOSEN (not forced) path. All he had to do was follow the rules, get a different type of job (plenty around there) and if he's as good as he may be then he could be pro in a few years and make millions. ... But he can't wait, so the immature fast-cash now syndrome just might be all he gets and he'll miss out on what could be a great life in pro football. Then again, maybe he found out he wasn't all he thought he was and built himself up on his videos to be and this was his exit excuse. Hummmm.