The Latest Breaking News from NIL

Saban Claims Alabama Players Made $3 Mill from NIL Last Year

The Crimson Tide seem to be thriving in the new era of college football.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 19, 2022

Mark Bradley: With college football in major flux, the SEC stands strong

Nobody could have envisioned a sport like this. There’s no governing body, the NCAA having long ago washed its hands. There’s an NCAA tournament for every collegiate sport except FBS, which means “football bowl subdivision.” The greatest power rests in conferences, though they’re in constant flux and the sport’s biggest…

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Report: 100 Texas Tech Players to Receive Five-Figure NIL Pacts

A group of private donors will reportedly offer renewable one-year deals to the program’s 85 scholarship players and 15 of the top walk-ons.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 19, 2022

SI:AM | NIL, One Year Later

How have college sports changed in the year since name, image and likeness laws disrupted the landscape?

Sports Illustrated · Jul 12, 2022

Year 1 of NIL Brought Curveballs and Chaos. Now What?

Twelve months after the flood gates opened, plenty has changed—and in ways many didn’t see coming.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 12, 2022

NIL a year later: A good idea marred by poor execution and leadership

Oliver Luck was a two-time All-American quarterback who guided West Virginia to a win over the Florida Gators in the 1981 Peach Bowl.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 11, 2022

New platform allows high school athletes to design, sell NFT trading cards

VerifiedInk is launching the first service focused on high school and collegiate athlete NFT trading cards.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 10, 2022

One year into NIL era, here’s what the massive change taught us about college sports

RALEIGH, N.C. — And Happy First Anniversary to college athletics’ NIL era. Roses, chocolates, maybe a Cameo message from your favorite college athlete all make for an appropriate celebratory gift. A year ago Friday, on July 1, 2021, the NCAA granted college athletes the right to profit off of their…

Tribune News Service · Jul 2, 2022

Former USC Star Matt Leinart Reacts to Big Ten Report

The college football world has been chaotic between NIL feuds and the Oklahoma-Texas move. But now, USC and UCLA have entered the chat.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 30, 2022

Antoine Davis' heart always was in Detroit. Eventually, so was the NIL cash.

DETROIT — Talking to men's basketball coaches around the Horizon League, the commentary about Antoine Davis runs the gamut. They've enjoyed watching the dynamic shooter do his thing, but they've also been counting down the minutes until he departed Detroit Mercy. After all, you try guarding him.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022