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NCAA’s New NIL Rules Prohibit Schools From Negotiating Deals

October 26, 2022Articles, College Baseball, College Football, NCAA, News, NIL, PressedAmanda Christovich, Clarifications, Front Office Sports, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NIL Activities, NIL Rules

The NCAA’s latest “clarifications” to its name, image, and likeness policy — released in a four-page document on Wednesday — appear to mandate new rules that contradict previously acceptable NIL…

Name, image and likeness lawsuit targets college sports TV revenue dating back to 2016

October 22, 2022Articles, College Baseball, College Football, NCAA, News, NIL, Pressed2016, Class action Lawsuit, Lawsuit, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NCAA BAsketball, NCAA Football, NIL, Steve Berkowitz, TV Revenue, USAToday

Attorneys for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the NCAA and the nation’s top college conferences that challenges the association’s remaining rules regarding athletes’ ability to make money from their…

The NIL era of high school sports has arrived

September 6, 2022Articles, NIL, Odds and Ends, Pressed, ReportsAthletes, High school, High School Athletes, Jeff Eisenberg, Name Image and Likeness, NIL, Yahoo Sports

Endorsement opportunities are trickling down to the high school level as more athletes start brand-building at a younger age. Tap below to read the article by Jeff Eisenberg for Yahoo…

Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud gifts teammates $500 Express gift cards so they can ‘look fly’

September 1, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, NIL, Odds and Ends, PressedCJ Stroud, Colin Gay, Columbus Dispatch, Gift cards, NCAA, NIL, Ohio State Buckeyes, USAToday Sports

Ahead of Ohio State football's season-opening game against Notre Dame, quarterback C.J. Stroud wants to make sure his teammates are looking good walking into Ohio Stadium. Tap below to read the article by Colin Gay of…

Mississippi State AD John Cohen calls current NIL model ‘unsustainable’ in Starkville Rotary Club talk

September 1, 2022Articles, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NIL, Pressed, SECBidding war, John Cohen, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NIL Model, Starkville Rotary Club, The Dispatch, Theo DeRosa

John Cohen lambasted the current state of name, image and likeness legislation in college athletics while admitting all MSU can do is try to keep up in what he called…

New rules make star college football players millionaires

August 31, 2022Articles, College Football, FYI, Media, NCAA, NIL, Odds and Ends, PressedAlabama Crimson Tide, AP Sports, Bryce Young, CJ Stroud, Dave Skretta, NCAA, NCAA Football, NIL, NIL Collectives, Ohio State Buckeyes

More than a year ago, the NCAA lifted long-standing restrictions on players profiting from their celebrity status, and in some cases it turned elite players such as CJ Stroud and Alabama quarterback…

Nick Saban contract extension: Alabama coach regains highest-paid spot with deal worth $93.6 million

August 23, 2022Articles, College Football, NIL, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports, SEC FootballAlabama Crimson Tide, CBSSports, NCAA, New Contract, Nick Saban, SEC, SEC Football, Shehan Jeyarajah

Nick Saban's new contract moves him past Georgia's Kirby Smart for the top salary for a college football coach. Tap below to read the article by Shehan Jeyarajah for CBSSports.…

The Other Side of the NIL Collective, College Sports’ Fast-Rising Game Changer

August 12, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, NIL, Odds and Ends, PressedCedric Tillman, Hendon Hooker, Manhattan, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NIL, NIL Collectives, Ross Dellenger, SEC, Sports Illustrated, Times Square

The groups are well known for their recruiting influence and murky legality. But their impact extends to current athletes, too. Tap below to read the article by Ross Dellenger of…

A donor-run NIL collective is coming to USC football — against the school’s wishes

August 9, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, NIL, PressedDonor run NIL, Los Angeles Times, NCAA, NIL, Ryan Kartje, USC Football

The Times has learned that a group of deep-pocketed USC donors and diehard fans are proceeding with their own NIL operation against the school’s wishes. Tap below to read the…

Texas Tech football NIL deal, explained: 100 players to receive $25K each from Matador Club

July 20, 2022Articles, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NIL, Odds and Ends, PressedBig 12 Conference, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Matador Club, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NCAA Football, NIL, Texas Tech Red Raiders, The Sporting News

According to a report from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, an NIL collective called the Matador Club plans this week to sign 100 Texas Tech football players to a substantial one-year, $25,000 deal. Tap…