LSU basketball star Angel Reese announces Airbnb NIL deal

“Bayou Barbie” Angel Reese, the star of the national championship-winning LSU women’s basketball team, continues to add major brands to her NIL portfolio with a new Airbnb deal. Like many college students, Reese is seemingly home for the summer in her native Baltimore. However, unlike most college students, the basketball star spent her time away…

July 26, 20230Comments

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Create Every Opportunity Launches Immersive Educational Platform to Teach College Athletes Financial Literacy

While college athletes finally getting paid thanks to name, image, and likeness rights is undoubtedly a good thing, there are also challenges for student-athletes that come along with the money. Specifically, the lack of financial literacy among young people, in general, is an issue. That’s where Create Every Opportunity (CEO) comes in. CEO co-founder Zachary…

July 26, 20230Comments

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Groundbreaking NIL bill getting closer to becoming law

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators — Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) — announced a draft of a bill that would standardize NIL-related regulations on a federal level, trumping the hodge-podge of state laws currently in place. The College Athletes Protection & Compensation Act is currently in its first draft,…

July 25, 20230Comments

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INFLCR CEO Jim Cavale thinks players as employees is coming in college football

Jim Cavale is the founder and CEO of INFLCR, an NIL technology company that athletes maximize their NIL value. During an appearance on the Paul Finebaum Show, Cavale discussed the state of NIL in college sports. And he believes that in one sport, athletes will move beyond NIL and go to an employee model in…

July 21, 20230Comments

ByTim Crean

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LSU coach Brian Kelly stresses the need for uniform NIL regulations

Name, image and likeness rights are a hot topic as the Power 5 conferences host their football coaches’ media days. During LSU coach Brian Kelly’s SEC media day, the topic of NIL came up, and Kelly weighed in on the two biggest issues as he sees them. RELATED: LSU’s Angel Reese to launch foundation dedicated…

July 20, 20230Comments

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Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh has come around on NIL

Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh started his new position on a historic date: July 1, 2021. That was the first day that college athletes could officially cash in on their name, image and likeness rights. At first, McIntosh was weary of the new rules. But two years later, he’s (mostly) changed his tune. McIntosh knows…

July 20, 20230Comments

ByTim Crean

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Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy compares NIL to religion, politics: ‘Not even worth discussing’

Mike Gundy has seen a lot in his 18 years as the head coach of the Oklahoma State football program, and he’s learned a lot of lessons. One lesson he learned the hard way is not to mix polarizing subjects like religion and politics with football. In 2023, Gundy thinks name, image and likeness rights…

July 18, 20230Comments

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Texas QB Quinn Ewers signs NIL deal with Panini America

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers is making the most of winning the starting job at one of the biggest college football programs in the country. His latest NIL deal, which he announced with a hype video on Twitter, is with the sports trading card and collectibles company Panini America. Ewers, once the top quarterback prospect…

July 18, 20230Comments

ByTim Crean

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NIL collectives band together to shape the future of college sports

Name, image and likeness rights in college sports are still in their Wild West phase, with little oversight, regulation, or leadership involved in the process. And while universities and athletic departments wait on Congress to enact national policies, seven of the biggest NIL collectives in the country are coming together to create a trade association…

July 14, 20230Comments

ByTim Crean

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US Senator Rand Paul goes on out-of-touch rant about NIL

As the US Senate debated the PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger, Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) decided to use the opportunity to strike out at college athletes making money through name, image, and likeness rights. While discussing antitrust laws, Paul noted that these laws were what allowed the courts to rule that the NCAA can’t enforce rules…

July 14, 20230Comments

ByTim Crean