NIL

Oregon Athletics Launches School-Licensed NIL Marketplace
The University of Oregon announced today the creation of the Official NIL Marketplace of the Oregon Ducks, the first licensed school marketplace in college sports, which will support Oregon student-athletes in maximizing name, image, and likeness op...

Companies Partner to Enhance NFT Collegiate Fan Experience
LEARFIELD has announced a multi-faceted agreement with RECUR to drive the creation and adoption of collegiate digital products and collectibles via RECUR’s leading collegiate NFT experience, NFTU.com. The long-term enterprise relationship brings...

Three’s Company: NFTs, NIL, and the NCAA
Since the NCAA's new stance on Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rule regarding collegiate student-athletes there has been an explosion of opportunities to monetize their careers before turning pro. That shift in thought coincides with the rise of c...

Michigan Launches VICTORS Platform to Public
Through its partnership with INFLCR, the University of Michigan today (Feb. 9) has opened its VICTORS Local Exchange program to the public to expand its ongoing Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) program for student-athletes. The first NCAA school to...

Ole Miss’s Lane Kiffin Concerned About Transfer Portal, NIL Rules
Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin didn't bite his tongue when asked about the NCAA's updated stance on student-athlete transfers and their name, image, and likeness compensation. A day before the Rebels landed two of the most coveted transf...

NCAA Suspends All-American for NIL Violations Prior to New Rule
One of college basketball's biggest names will not appear in the first three games of the season due to prior violations of the former name, image, and likeness (NIL) policy of the NCAA. Kofi Cockburn, the University of Illinois junior center and ...

NLRB Says Private College Football Players Can Unionize
According to the top lawyer from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), college football players and some other athletes in revenue-producing sports at private universities are employees of their schools, thus allowing those players to unionize a...

Pac-12 Announces NFT Marketplace for College Athletes
Pac-12 Networks has announced a new content licensing partnership with RECUR, the technology company that designs and develops on-chain experiences allowing fans to buy, collect and re-sell digital products and collectibles (NFT), and leading artifi...