New NIL Study: Top 25 NCAA Basketball Players of the Social Media Game
With NIL prep schools emerging and clever Mormons (yup) pulling off what may be the savviest of NIL deals we’ve seen yet, the world of college sports is transforming faster than… technology? Okay, maybe not that fast, but clearly things are moving in a new direction when it comes to college sports thanks to the […]
5 Reasons Paying College Athletes is a BAD Idea and Why NIL is the Best Alternative
With NIL turning college athletes to millionaires overnight, many are wondering if actually paying athletes as employees is on the horizon. The NCAA is fighting hard to make sure college athletes stay amateurs. And there’s some strong reasons why. If college players earned about 50% of their teams’ revenues like the NFL and NBA players […]
Kanye West Started His Own Prep School for NIL: 4 Reasons It’s Going to Change HS Sports Forever
Donda Academy might as well not even have online classes. There is going to be zero schoolwork being done there. But there are going to be a lot of millionaires there. Quite the contradiction – but it’s 2021 and NIL is now legal. I’m referring to the prep school that Kanye West created in Los […]
New Jersey Just Approved NIL for HS Athletes. What it Means and How to be Prepared.
I’m sure you’re aware that on July 1, 2021 the ability for college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness (NIL) went live. It was wild because a handful of college athletes became millionaires overnight. Keep in mind, NIL is still in its early stages. According to Opendorse, the market is expected to […]
3 Ways Twitter’s New Super Follow Feature Will Transform NIL in 2022
On September 1, Twitter announced the launch of their newest monetization feature: super-follows. Having built a sizable portion of my Twitter following while still as a college athlete, I can see the immense value this new feature will have thanks to NIL. In a nutshell, it’s a new way for creators to earn monthly revenue […]
Case Study on Jon Seaton: An FCS Player Earning $10k/month
The beautiful thing about NIL is it doesn’t matter if you’re a power 5 starting QB or a backup FCS lineman. If you’ve built an audience, you will have opportunities to capitalize on deals. The latter is true for FCS lineman Jon Seaton. Jon is yet to start a down for the Elon Phoenix who […]
BYU Finessed Scholarships for WalkOns (All 38 of them!)
Those clever Mormons might have pulled off the best NIL deal to date getting scholarships for walkons. NIL is changing the college sports landscape forever. Last week, BYU football signed a deal with Built Bars that will pay the tuition for all 38 walk-on players. BYU FOOTBALL @BYUfootball BIG things happening at BYU!! Thank you […]
