College football leaders react to Trump's NIL order plans
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Plenty of questions remain as coaches wonder what’s next for the College Football Playoff, NIL and the SEC schedule.
It's a well known assumption from college football fans that the Oregon Ducks are in the upper echelon of name, image, and likeness (NIL) investment. Through Ni
On3 released a survey listing the top 10 biggest spenders in college football and Georgia did not make the list
Michigan Wolverines running back Justice Haynes has taken an ownership stake in Loom, making him one of the first active college athletes to gain equity in a national consumer packaged goods brand.
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Yardbarker on MSNColin Cowherd calls out growing NIL imbalance in college footballDuring a recent segment on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd," Cowherd sparked discussion by calling attention to the controversial NIL deals.
With the revenue-sharing agreement comes a crackdown on NIL (name, image and likeness) deals. Prior to revenue sharing, the NIL was the Wild West, and essentially boiled down to pay for play. The new system attempts to make NIL what it was originally intended to be — sponsorship opportunities for athletes at a true market value.
Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea was slow to adapt to the original NIL and transfer rules, but he believes he's better prepared this time around. If anything, he said, the new rules make roster-building more straightforward.
A decade ago, when EA Sports shuttered its popular college football franchise, the art of roster management was simple. Players committed, players stayed (for three or four years) and transfers were a rarity more than anything else.
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FOX 32 Chicago on MSNNIU football, Thomas Hammock operate opposite the college football norm. That operation will be soon testedThomas Hammock has been going against the grain since the beginning of the NIL era, and it's working at NIU. That operation will be tested in the coming year.
I'm honestly surprised there haven't been lawsuits yet,' said an official from Happy Valley United, Penn State's NIL collective.