In this week’s Name, Image Likeness Insider, read about Florida’s repeal of its NIL law, the University of Alabama’s impact on NIL recruiting, and what it means to be “NIL Verified.”
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While some big brands have jumped in, many major sports sponsors are concerned about NIL’s turbulent legal landscape. Attorneys Mit Winter, Darren Heitner, and I discuss why now is the right time to give NIL a try.
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This week’s NIL Insider is a list of my suggested resources to help you stay current on the evolving landscape of NIL. It includes webinars, newsletters, courses, and people to follow.
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The NLR’s LA office issued a complaint against the NCAA, the Pac-12 Conference and USC, alleging unfair labor practices in misclassifying college athletes as “student-athletes” instead of designating them as employees.
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EA Sports’ reported offer of $500 per football student-athlete for participation in their college football game scheduled to launch next summer has brought considerable criticism. I think it’s worth a deeper examination, because understanding how brands - not NIL agents, not families, and not Collectives - value student-athletes is one of the biggest challenges facing the NIL ecosystem.
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