Texas Tops A&M, The Collective Association, T&F NIL, + ICYMI | NIL Newsletter #164
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More From Monday:
Texas Student-Athletes Reported Earnings
Not to be left behind by their in-state rivals, data shows that Texas student-athletes have earned over $15.5 million through NIL since its inception in July of 2021.
Texas student-athletes from 15 different sports disclosed nearly 3,000 deals to the school, with Football and Men’s Basketball being the highest earning sports.
The two sports combined to make over $13.5 million from NIL deals during the first two years.
On Monday, we analyzed Texas A&M’s disclosed earnings of nearly $12.7 million during the first two years of NIL. The figures presented for Texas student-athletes were miscalculated, and did not include these updated disclosures.
More on the earnings is available HERE.
Quick Hitters:
Seven NIL Collectives Form “The Collective Association”
These seven collectives include: Classic City Collective (Georgia), Spyre Sports Group (Tennessee), The Grove Collective (Ole Miss), The Battle’s End (FSU), House of Victory (USC (CA)), Champions Circle (Michigan), and Happy Valley United (Penn State).
This was expected given last month’s announcement that the Spyre Sports Group was planning to form a trade association.
The Collective Association plans to assist its peers with discussions of NCAA guidance and non-profit collectives.
It also plans to release a revenue-sharing model for college student-athletes that does not require them to become university employees.
NCAA High Jump Champion Rachel Glenn on Transfer Portal, NIL
Rachel Glenn, the 2021 NCAA High Jump champion entered the transfer portal in May, and was immediately recruiting by a number of track and field powers.
On her decision to leave South Carolina: “One of the reasons I was getting frustrated with the NIL collective at South Carolina was I kept asking and asking for help with NIL deals and brand deals, but they literally spent all their attention on basketball and football.”
On her recruitment from the Portal: “There are some schools that do recruit with NIL,” she said. “I’ve had some schools say they can’t promise me anything with NIL because it’s against the rules, but if you come here we can help you. And then there are the schools that straight up offer an NIL deal.”
ICYMI
Sofia Chepenik, a Women’s Lacrosse student-athlete at USF, signed a lifetime NIL deal to be the face of LootMogul’s online lacrosse game. LINK
Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed House Bill 417, which disallows the NCAA from investigating and punishing institutions for NIL activity. LINK
Senator Rand Paul had some interesting words on student-athletes in a recent US Senate hearing on the PGA Tour-LIVE merger. LINK
Eric Church will perform at an event benefitting the North Carolina-focused Heels4Life collective. Tickets start at $375. LINK
Nebraska QB Jeff Sims and LSU OT Will Campbell signed NIL deals with local John Deere dealers. LINK
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More to come too, including links to helpful state information- agency laws and information about school policies, as well as seminar/congressional notes, worksheets, and much more!