Arizona State set to enter NIL collective

[Mainstreet]

Utah has a 'big money' problem with billionaire calling NIL shots for rival

The Utah Utes football program finds itself navigating a precarious landscape in the ever-evolving world of college athletics, where Name, Image, and Likeness d

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“Marc Lasry, the former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, recently floated the idea of billionaires buying stakes in college football and basketball teams.”

And Kenny Dillingham has used the Utah football program as a model for his football program.

 

[Mainstreet]

Sustained success is all about the NIL money.

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[Adrian]

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With NIL era ending, college sports is on verge of seismic change. How will schools adapt with industry in upheaval?

College football’s more professionalized era arrives in July, and historic powerhouses like Ohio State and Texas could lose both their inherent recruiting advantage and their financial edge.

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[Adrian]

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[AZCB34]

Kansas' $300 million donotion believed largest ever

Kansas has received a $300 million gift from donor David Booth, the largest in school history and believed to be among the richest in history of college sports.

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[Mainstreet]

More and more college sports looks is looking like professional sports.

Supposedly, per the NCAA settlement, colleges are allowed to spend up to $20.5 million annually in payment to athletes across all sports?

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Dan MurphyJun 6, 2025, 09:28 PM ET, ESPN:

The NCAA will pay nearly $2.8 billion in back damages over the next 10 years to athletes who competed in college at any time from 2016 through present day. Moving forward, each school can pay its athletes up to a certain limit. The annual cap is expected to start at roughly $20.5 million per school in 2025-26 and increase every year during the decade-long deal. These new payments are in addition to scholarships and other benefits the athletes already receive.

Judge OK's $2.8B settlement, paving way for colleges to pay athletes

Schools are now free to begin paying their athletes directly, marking the dawn of a new era in college sports brought about by a multibillion-dollar legal settlement that was formally approved Friday.

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[Mainstreet]

The dollar signs in college football are pointing up.

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[Mainstreet]

There may be more millionaire college football players at this rate. Now competitive rosters may cost $40-$50 million.

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[Mainstreet]

The way it's going, colleges need to create a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and a salary cap.

IMO, it's become professional football without the monetary restraints and the necessary rules to regulate it.

Arbitration case could bring change to college sports' 'messy middle'

Why Nebraska's recent challenge could have wide-ranging salary cap implications.

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[Cardsmasochist]

There may be more millionaire college football players at this rate. Now competitive rosters may cost $40-$50 million.

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And the universities will just jack up the tuition to cover the costs

 

[Mainstreet]

And the universities will just jack up the tuition to cover the costs

That and continue to navigate the waters of finding donors which can be murky. College football has become professional sports. It needs regulation.