Jim Cavale and Brandon Copeland team up to found Athletes.org

Jim Cavale, the Founder & former CEO of INFLCR and one of the biggest names in the NIL industry has teamed up with recently retired NFL player Brandon Copeland to found Athletes.org, a not-for-profit platform to help college athletes navigate the NIL space. Athletes.org (AO) is a 501c non-profit organization designed exclusively for college athletes…

August 25, 20230Comments

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Basepath CEO Thomas Thomas Jr. talks FSU deal, college football realignment

Basepath recently became the exclusive operations software provider of the Rising Spear, Florida State University’s NIL collective. And to help promote the new partnership, Basepath CEO Thomas Thomas Jr. spoke exclusively with The NIL Deal to discuss the FSU deal. Thomas and Rising Spear Chief Operating Officer Will Cowen have known each other “since the…

August 22, 20230Comments

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Florida State NIL collective partners with Basepath

As Florida State University considers bolting the ACC as the landscape of college sports — specifically football — continues to be in flux, one thing is certain. The Rising Spear, FSU’s NIL collective, will be in good hands as its chosen Basepath as its exclusive NIL operations software. Rising Spear is made up of two…

August 16, 20230Comments

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NCAA begins to put NIL plan in place

Since college athletes started making money off their name, image, and likeness rights in July 2021, the NCAA hasn’t done much in response. College athletics’ governing organization hasn’t put a cohesive plan in place over the last two years outside of banning pay-for-play and using NIL in recruitment. Now, the NCAA Division I board of…

August 8, 20230Comments

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Minnesota football players ink NIL deal with Sweetgreen

College kids love free food, and that’s one of the things four Minnesota Gophers football players got as part of their NIL deal with the fast-casual salad restaurant, Sweetgreen. Sweetgreen partnered with redshirt freshman running back Zach Evans, incoming four-star freshmen RB Darius Taylor and wide receiver Kenric Lanier, and WR transfer from Charlotte Elijah…

August 8, 20230Comments

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Arch Manning’s latest NIL deal just earned $102,500 for charity

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning hasn’t played a down of college football, and he may not this whole season during his freshman year in Austin. However, he is the highest-earning college football player in the country, and his latest NIL deal with Panini America just made over $100,000 for charity. RELATED: Arch Manning inks first…

August 3, 20230Comments

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USC’s Caleb Williams lands NIL deal that takes his brand to new heights

USC quarterback Caleb Williams is entering his final college football season and has become one the biggest NIL earners in all of college sports. His latest deal, a year-long campaign with United Airlines, puts him on a level with some of the biggest athlete endorsers in the sports world. RELATED: USC QB Caleb Williams reveals…

August 3, 20230Comments

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UAB head coach Trent Dilfer ‘pissed’ about NIL tampering in transfer portal

Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer is entering his first season as a college head coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). And while he’s all about players cashing in on their NIL rights, he’s not so happy about other schools using NIL to entice players into the transfer portal. RELATED: Lane Kiffin blames…

July 28, 20230Comments

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South Carolina officially partners with NIL collective Garnet Trust

The University of South Carolina is the latest school to partner with an NIL collective to handle its name, image, and likeness rights. In South Carolina’s case, Garnet Trust collective will be the school’s official NIL partner. According to a press release on the subject, “This multi-year relationship will give the Garnet Trust access to…

July 28, 20230Comments

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Latest NIL bill in Congress proposes no regulation on NIL

A new NIL bill introduced by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA) seeks to create a law that gives college athletes nearly unlimited freedom to make money from their name, image, and likeness rights. The College Athlete Economic Freedom Act differs from several other bills in Congress in that it doesn’t look…

July 28, 20230Comments

ByTim Crean