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SEC’s NIL Arms Race Heats Up As Mississippi Passes New Tax Bill to Benefit Athletes

Mississippi could become the second state to pass a bill eliminating income tax on NIL money.

Sports Illustrated

What the 2026 NFL Combine Revealed About College Football’s Power Shift

Penn State and Clemson proved talent wasn’t the issue, the Power 2 arms race intensified and NFL teams quietly turned their eyes toward the 2027 QB class.

Sports Illustrated

Meet the Gen Z college students who turned Excel into a competitive esport—they’re competing in spreadsheet challenges and it’s helping them land jobs

Microsoft-backed spreadsheet competitions are turning Gen Z college students into job-market standouts.

Fortune

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No end in sight for battles over eligibility and player contracts in college sports, experts say

Athletes and college sports administrators continue to end up in court less than a year after the House vs

The Independent UK

Men’s College Basketball’s Coaching Carousel: Names to Know As Jobs Open

Josh Schertz, Jerrod Calhoun and Casey Alexander headline a deep candidate pool as high-major athletic directors prepare for an active hiring cycle.

Sports Illustrated

Men’s College Basketball Coaching Hot Seat Tracker: The High-Major Jobs to Watch

As the carousel begins to spin, a look at the programs weighing change and the coaches fighting to survive.

Sports Illustrated

Meet the Mid-Major Power Paying Men’s College Basketball’s New Transfer Portal Tax

Belmont built a winner on coaching stability and player development. In the NIL era, that success has made it a prime transfer target every spring.

Sports Illustrated

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Ten Candidates for Kansas State Men’s Basketball Coaching Search After Jerome Tang’s Departure

There is a wealth of mid-major coaches who would be a good fit to make the leap to a power-conference gig.

Sports Illustrated

Could MrBeast’s $100 million gamble transform East Carolina into college football’s next powerhouse?

MrBeast has hinted at a potential $100 million investment to help East Carolina chase a national championship. The idea gained traction after an AI image sparked online buzz. In today’s NIL-driven era, such funding could instantly elevate the program’s recruiting power and roster strength. While questions remain, the proposal could…

The Times of India

Datavault AI Just Added Sports Illustrated Into the Identity Economy Conversation

The identity economy has been discussed for years, usually in fragments. Name, image, and likeness rules reshaped college sports. Creators monetized audiences on platforms they did not control.

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The Charles Bediako Case Threatens the Foundation—and Spirit—of College Hoops

Allowing players to leave for the NBA and return at will would destabilize rosters, recruiting and the college basketball calendar.

Sports Illustrated

Duke sues its superstar QB to keep him on the team after he announced plans to transfer

Darian Mensah’s rumored transfer compensation package from Miami allegedly includes an NIL offer to his sister, Grace, who plays soccer at the University of Oregon

The Independent UK

Bipartisan group of lawmakers push to get college sports under control and limit the financial free-for-all

Criticism leveled at vast sums generated by championship teams that reportedly spent millions on ‘name, image, likeness’ deals

The Independent UK

College football's surprise: Miami and Indiana meet for a title in a matchup nobody saw coming.

Indiana and Miami are playing for the national title Monday night, and if that has you scratching your head thinking “Who?”

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A champion will be crowned but college football chaos will linger beyond Indiana-Miami title game

Eligibility lawsuits, the out-of-control transfer portal, bickering over congressional legislation and the decades-old dilemma over coaches and their salaries were the steady drumbeat behind a college football season where nothing felt quite settled

The Independent UK

United States Premier Hockey League unveils performance-based NIL system

The United States Premier Hockey League unveiled a performance-based name, image and likeness compensation that is the first of its kind at the junior level in North America

Sports Illustrated

The College Basketball Players and Teams Implicated in Federal Game-Fixing Indictments

The scheme allegedly involves at least 39 players, 29 games and 17 Division I men’s basketball teams from the 2023–24 and ’24–25 seasons.

Fortune

An NFL-bound college quarterback just turned down a $50 million payday to stay in school and play another season

More college athletes are putting off going pro amid the growing appeal of and opportunity for NIL deals.

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Sports Illustrated

‘One Hell of a Ride’: Carson Beck’s Winding Path to Another National Title Shot

Once written off after leaving Georgia, the quarterback pushed aside doubts to rebuild his career and lead Miami back to glory.

Sports Illustrated

Journeyman College QB TJ Finley Signs to Play for Seventh School

For the first time, Finley will head to the FCS.

Sports Illustrated

Ty Simpson Reveals He Spurned Three Teams' NIL Offers to Declare for Draft

Ty Simpson turned down several lucrative offers from top programs to go to the NFL draft.

Sports Illustrated

Demond Williams Will Return to Washington Despite Contract Dispute

Williams was set to explore transfer options despite signing an NIL agreement with Washington—one the school intended to enforce.

Sports Illustrated

Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby Set to Earn More Than Some First-Round NFL Draft Picks

One of college football's top transfer portal QBs is reportedly set to earn more money in an NIL deal than some 2025 rookies will earn on average.

Sports Illustrated

Charlie Baker on NIL, Transfer Portal Window and Eligibility Lawsuits

The NCAA president defends tournament expansion and why he thinks it preserves college basketball, plus why sports gambling is the biggest integrity threat.

Sports Illustrated

Top Transfer Portal QB Brendan Sorsby Sets Visits for Two Huge Programs

Brendan Sorsby will visit LSU and Texas Tech ahead of his big transfer decision.

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