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Mississippi State Fuels Future Success With Strategic Additions In NIL, Talent And Financial Strategy

August 13, 2025Articles, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, SEC, SEC FootballCFO, Financial modeling, Financial Strategy, Greg Phillips, KK Seago, Mike Moser, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NCAA, NCAA Football, NIL, NIL Advancement, SEC Football, Student-athlete Talent Acquisition, Talent

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State Athletics has announced two significant additions to its executive leadership team, further strengthening the department's progressive approach to the new era of college athletics which includes strategic…

We are watching college baseball change — and not for the better

June 4, 2024Articles, College Baseball, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NIL, Pressed, ReportsNCAA, NCAA Baseball, NIL, Transfer Portal

Few observers, if any, would argue that of all the so-called major college sports, baseball has remained the least affected by money and greed. It has remained closest to the…

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey: NCAA ‘distracted’ by NIL-related cases, needs to focus on ‘big realities’

February 2, 2024Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Reports, SEC, SEC Baseball, SEC FootballGreg Sankey, NCAA, NIL, SEC, Yahoo Sports

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey says the NCAA should focus on the “big realities” in college athletics rather than pursuing individual cases of recruiting violations of the association’s name, image and…

NIL database, uniform contracts, registry among concepts explored in NCAA meetings

July 27, 2023College Baseball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, ReportsNCAA, NIL, NIL Database, SEC

A database of NIL activity, uniform contracts for deals and a registry for those participating in the space – including for agents and collectives – were among the primary concepts…

While Congress and NCAA squabble, NIL collectives lead push on revenue sharing

July 26, 2023College Baseball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, NIL, Pressed, ReportsCongress, NCAA, NIL, Ross Dellenger, SEC, Yahoo Sports

Name, image and likeness (NIL) is at the center of a two-day stakeholders meeting that began Tuesday. While no report or legislation is expected immediately from the gathering, administrators and…

SEC commish Greg Sankey rails against lack of NIL progress as college sports leaders struggle for answers

July 20, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, NIL, Pressed, SEC, SEC Baseball, SEC FootballNCAA, NCAA Football, NIL, Ross Dellenger, SEC, Yahoo Sports

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In late June, the next step in college sports’ pursuit of solutions for name, image and likeness (NIL) unfolded in a large conference room within NCAA headquarters…

SEC Media Days 2023: Greg Sankey stumps for federal NIL help, updates conference’s stance on expansion

July 17, 2023Articles, College Football, Events, NCAA Football, NIL, Pressed, SEC FootballCBSSports, Greg Sankey, NCAA Football, NIL

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is not only the face of college football's most influential conference but is also one of the most powerful voices in college athletics.…

IRS Says Donations Made to Nonprofit NIL Collectives Are Not Tax Exempt

June 10, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NIL, Pressed, ReportsIRS, Name Image and Likeness, NIL, Non profit NIL, Ross Dellenger, Sports Illustrated, Tax deductions

In news that could rock the world of name, image and likeness, the Internal Revenue Service suggests that nonprofit NIL collectives offering tax deductions could be breaking the law. Tap…

NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation, new president says

June 9, 2023FYI, NCAA, NIL, Pressed, ReportsCharlie Baker, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, NIL, NIL Compensation, Ralph D Russo, SEC, The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker said Thursday he wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for endorsement deals that creates a registry…

NIL Summit generates predictions of more dramatic changes on college landscape

June 6, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NIL, Pressed, Reports, SECAssociated Press, Charles Odum, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NIL, NIL Summit, SEC

ATLANTA (AP) — Only days before a contingent of Southeastern Conference coaches and administrators will ask for federal help in regulating the expanding ability of college athletes to earn money…