Last month, the Big Ten announced a private capital deal worth around $2.4 billion with UC Investments, the pension fund for the University of California system. Now as the deal is set to go to a vote for approval, member schools of the Big 10 are threatening to sue the conference in order to release... Continue Reading →
On September 29th, it was announced that Electronic Arts (known as “EA”) was purchased in a $55 billion leveraged buyout. The buyers? Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake Capital, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners.[1] How does this relate to college sports? Well, EA produces the College Football game, which is released yearly and features... Continue Reading →
With NIL and revenue-sharing reshaping the financial foundation of college athletics, programs are finding themselves in uncharted territory. As discussed in a recent article on Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables taking a $1 million pay cut to support the Sooners’ NIL collective, schools are already making major sacrifices to keep pace in the SEC and beyond.... Continue Reading →
Oklahoma State announced last week that it was going to place QR codes on the back of football players helmets for this season. The QR codes would link directly to OSU’s general NIL (Name, Image, & Likeness) fund to drive NIL contributions by viewers. Although the QR codes would not have been large enough for... Continue Reading →
Electronic Arts finally released news on its upcoming and highly anticipated NCAA college football video game. Following the release of NCAA 14 on July 9th, 2013, EA Sports ended its top-rated and successful college sports game series, as the last college basketball game was released in November 2009. EA Sports were forced to discontinue the... Continue Reading →
Over the last few years, we have seen the NCAA loosen its rules on collegiate athletes’ ability to make money. We have seen the NCAA go from making players ineligible for accepting gifts, to now certain collegiate athletes making millions of dollars per year based off of their Name, Image & Likeness (“NIL”). Recently, there... Continue Reading →
EA Sports (EA) is being sued by the Brandr Group (TBG) over the name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal it offered to college athletes for the new College Football video game.[1] EA worked with OneTeam Partners to facilitate any group deals for the game pursuant to an agreement made in May, 2023.[2] The game is... Continue Reading →
Memphis Tigers basketball commit Mikey Williams pleaded not guilty to five charges of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of firing a deadly weapon at an occupied vehicle during an arraignment hearing on Thursday. According to police, Williams fired a gun at a carful of people who had just left his residence near... Continue Reading →
Photo via NYLS_NIL Twitter The NIL marketplace is one that is new and uncertain. On October 26, the NCAA clarified its interim NIL policy. In the NCAA’s most recent guidelines, it makes clear that schools cannot engage in negotiations on behalf of an NIL entity or a student-athlete to secure specific NIL opportunities.[1] However, the... Continue Reading →
It would probably be easier to list the titles he doesn’t have and the hats he doesn’t wear. Two-time All-American wrestler. International gold medalist. Starting strong safety on the UB football team of 1986. Vice President of the Student Body. UB Alumni class of 1987. UB Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee 2009. Coach of Providence... Continue Reading →