Ex-UNC athletes join program to profit from college careers
3 years, 8 months ago

Ex-UNC athletes join program to profit from college careers

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — More than 100 former North Carolina men’s basketball and women’s soccer players are joining a group-licensing program allowing them to profit from their playing days with the Tar Heels. The school announced an agreement Tuesday with marketing and licensing agency The Brandr Group, allowing for merchandising licensed products such as school-branded apparel featuring those athletes’ names and jersey numbers after they have left school. Men’s basketball players to join include current NBA player Danny Green, Marvin Williams, Tyler Hansbrough, Sean May and new head men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis. UNC athletics director Bubba Cunningham has also backed group-licensing models for current college athletes as an alternative to having players secure individual marketing deals with third parties.

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Unintended consequences: How NIL in college sports has raised questions about nonprofits
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Unintended consequences: How NIL in college sports has raised questions about nonprofits

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through name, image and likeness deals, everyone is still trying to find out what the new normal will be. Phil Hackney, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s law school, said the IRS offers tax-exempt status for organizations that …

With revenue sharing coming to college sports, are NIL collectives a problem or part of a solution?
6 months, 4 weeks ago

With revenue sharing coming to college sports, are NIL collectives a problem or part of a solution?

Associated Press  

When the NCAA lifted its longtime ban on college athletes earning endorsement money in 2021, there was no such thing as collectives. With revenue-sharing with college athletes on the horizon as part of a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement proposal agreed to Thursday by the NCAA and the nation’s biggest conferences, the future of collectives seems uncertain even though the duties …

After loss in court, the NCAA is pausing investigations into third-party NIL deals with athletes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

After loss in court, the NCAA is pausing investigations into third-party NIL deals with athletes

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! In a letter to member schools Friday, NCAA President Charlie Baker said the Division I Board of Directors directed enforcement staff “to pause and not begin investigations involving third-party participation in NIL-related activities.” The move comes a week after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction …

‘What NIL stands for: Now it’s legal': Ruling frees booster-backed groups to negotiate with recruits
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘What NIL stands for: Now it’s legal': Ruling frees booster-backed groups to negotiate with recruits

Associated Press  

Forced into yet another courtroom to defend its amateur model of athletics, the NCAA insisted that shelving its rules against name, image and likeness compensation being offered to recruits would make a difficult situation across the country even more chaotic. The only difference now is when they’re doing it, if somebody says, ‘Hey, is this within the rules?’ They can …

NCAA takes step toward determining if new tier of Division I where athletes can be paid is possible
11 months, 1 week ago

NCAA takes step toward determining if new tier of Division I where athletes can be paid is possible

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The NCAA on Thursday took the first step toward determining whether President Charlie Baker’s idea to create a new subdivision in which schools directly pay athletes can become a reality. And if having this conversation about a new model helps get us to the finish line, that’s important.” Republican members of Congress Cathy McMorris of Washington and Gus …

If college athletes can earn NIL money from the schools, what becomes of donor-backed collectives?
1 year ago

If college athletes can earn NIL money from the schools, what becomes of donor-backed collectives?

Associated Press  

Donor-fueled collectives that raise money and funnel it to college athletes through name, image and likeness opportunities they facilitate probably won’t go away entirely if NCAA President Charlie Baker’s proposals for paying athletes become reality. It’s not too difficult.” Opendorse CEO Blake Lawrence, whose company partners with schools to help initiate, track and monitor NIL deals, said there will be …

Review of NCAA’s business pushes association to get creative in supporting schools, athletes
1 year, 4 months ago

Review of NCAA’s business pushes association to get creative in supporting schools, athletes

Associated Press  

On the same day the NCAA released the results of a business review encouraging the association to find creative ways to support its member, it announced Wednesday it was crafting detailed rules for name, image and likeness compensation and that all college athletes soon would be eligible for some injury insurance after they leave school. Echoing Baker’s NIL wish list, …

Manchin, Tuberville introduce college sports bill to standardize NIL rules, regulate collectives
1 year, 4 months ago

Manchin, Tuberville introduce college sports bill to standardize NIL rules, regulate collectives

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Joe Manchin and Tommy Tuberville introduced a college sports bill Tuesday that would require athletes to disclose how much they money make from name, image and likeness deals, regulate collectives and put restrictions on when players can transfer. Democrats Cory Booker and Richard Blumenthal, along with …

NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation, new president says
1 year, 6 months ago

NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation, new president says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — NCAA President Charlie Baker said Thursday he wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for endorsement deals that creates a registry of deals, agent certification and uniform contract standards. “I think it was a big mistake by the NCAA not to do a framework around NIL when they had the opportunity to,” …

New NCAA president says NIL rules could protect athletes
1 year, 9 months ago

New NCAA president says NIL rules could protect athletes

Associated Press  

As Charlie Baker takes over as NCAA president, he brings a different way of thinking about one of the most important and polarizing issues in college athletics: regulating how student-athletes monetize their fame. “I hope Charlie Baker brings a fresh approach to the NCAA and advises that instead of lobbying Congress, the NCAA and its member colleges should work directly …

Why college basketball programs may turn to general managers to oversee rosters, NIL
1 year, 10 months ago

Why college basketball programs may turn to general managers to oversee rosters, NIL

New York Times  

In the months after Jon Scheyer was named Duke’s coach-in-waiting — after the longtime assistant found out, in June 2021, that he’d be succeeding Mike Krzyzewski at the end of the 2021-22 season — he and athletic director Nina King began meeting regularly. At DePaul, Litisha Hall — one of Baker’s former Nike colleagues — was hired alongside coach Tony …

Miami’s Wong shows college sports hurtles toward free market
2 years, 7 months ago

Miami’s Wong shows college sports hurtles toward free market

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The brazen demand made on behalf of University of Miami basketball star Isaiah Wong last week provided a rare, unvarnished glimpse into the way elite college sports have been transformed by athletes’ rights to earn money through endorsements. “It’s very clear it’s really not about endorsements, …

Group licensing: A new way for college athletes to cash in
3 years, 5 months ago

Group licensing: A new way for college athletes to cash in

Associated Press  

With college athletes able to profit from their fame for the first time, North Carolina opened a new path Tuesday for its players to cash in: group licensing for official Tar Heels merchandise. But the vast majority will do better financially if you aggregate the rights.” Charles Clotfelter, a public policy and economics professor at Duke, said group licensing for …

Starting Thursday, college athletes can profit from endorsements, social media and other sources of income
3 years, 5 months ago

Starting Thursday, college athletes can profit from endorsements, social media and other sources of income

CNN  

CNN — Starting Thursday, college athletes will have the opportunity to make money from their name, image and likeness after the NCAA Board of Governors approved an interim policy that gives student-athletes in all three divisions the ability to profit from sponsorship opportunities for the first time. “This is an important day for college athletes since they all are now …

NCAA’s D1 Council hopes athlete pay rules hashed out in June
3 years, 7 months ago

NCAA’s D1 Council hopes athlete pay rules hashed out in June

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Council plans to act on legislative proposals next month that would allow athletes to be paid to be sponsors, social media influencers and product endorsers, the governing body for college sports announced Wednesday. That would provide greater consistency in the name, image and likeness opportunities available to student-athletes nationally as state laws become effective …

NIL bill would allow college athletes to return from draft
3 years, 9 months ago

NIL bill would allow college athletes to return from draft

Associated Press  

The latest federal bill related to college sports would allow athletes to earn money from endorsements, loosen restrictions around transfers and permit players to return to school after entering a professional league’s draft. Most recently, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., introduced a bill narrowly focused on giving college athletes the right to earn money off their names, images and likenesses. Cory …

NCAA D1 Council holds off on athlete compensation, transfers
3 years, 11 months ago

NCAA D1 Council holds off on athlete compensation, transfers

Associated Press  

The NCAA delayed votes on legislation that would permit college athletes to cash in on their popularity for the first time and to transfer to another school without having to sit out one year. “Unfortunately, external factors require this pause, and the Council will use this time to enhance the proposals.” NCAA President Mark Emmert told The Associated Press on …

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