NILgo.com * is the official clearing house that approves 3rd party Name-Image-Likeness deals (of $600 or more) for NCAA. *To actually get behind the curtain, you need a valid email from a D1 school. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Article from On3.com Written by Pete Nakos (read full article here) The recently established College Sports Commission (CSC), college sports' new enforcement entity, released its first report of deals being pushed through the NIL Go clearinghouse on Thursday. The clearinghouse, which was built with assistance from Deloitte, announced 28,342 athletes and 1,227 institutional users have registered since launch, with 8,359 deals being cleared. In total, 32,729 athletes, agents and institutional users have registered. Values for deals have ranged from north of $1.6 million. To date, $79.8 million has been cleared by the clearinghouse, with 332 deals not being approved. The most common issues include deals not satisfying a valid business purpose and contradictory deal terms. "This initial report shows the new system is working as intended: legitimate NIL deals are being submitted, reviewed and approved through NIL Go," said CSC CEO Bryan Seeley in a statement. "The strong engagement from student-athletes and institutions shows real progress toward the clarity, transparency and fairness that the House Settlement intended. We look forward to sharing our progress on a regular basis as we continue to refine and improve the NIL deal review process moving forward."

In a recent article in ON3 Sports, the top paid college QB's for this Fall are listed. Want to know how much they'll make? (see image) What's it got to do with you, a high school or college specialist? Plenty. If you are D1 P4 material, it matters... because it's good to know what the very top guys are worth to the marketplace, to collectives and to their programs. The days of the "student-athlete" at these schools is over. This is big business and anyone in the program will receive some spillover largesse from the "whales" inside the program. Accepting that "scholarship" (and some cash and perks) means a whole lot more now than just the honor of earning it. You are a monetary product and it's likely you will be treated that way. 💰 That may not sit well with many of you — then again, driving around in a new ride with money in your pocket might just be to your style. 😎 _ _ _ _ _ (quick aside) _ _ _ _ _ _ NOTE: When I made it to the pros, I was so excited. My childhood dream had come true. 🤩 And then the work, the meetings, the attitude and the environment was very different than what I had expected. That's not to say that it's bad (it's not) — it's just not all fun and games anymore — you KNEW it was a business first, and your dreams and your feelings come second. 🤔 _ _ _ _ _ (back to the post) _ _ _ _ _ _ Do your job, you will be loved and paid. Don't, and you won't. 🥶 That's a lot of pressure... and it isn't for many, as much as we might want the opportunity. So, if you think you're on that path, there's much to learn. (more on that in another post to come) > If that doesn't appeal to you, or you actually want to be a student-athlete, with larger desires to earn a degree, yet play competitively in college, then you should look very closely at D2 and D3. The truth is, they are about the same level of play. D2 can give out partial scholarships (which typically help offset larger tuition costs), while D3 can often create administrative arrangements that can lessen the tuition and fees for their non-scholarship students.

This is hot off the press from On3.com... As athletic departments distribute their first revenue-sharing payments to players, Aug. 1 looms as a monumental day in high school recruiting. For the first time in college sports history, institutions will be able to offer written revenue-sharing contracts to recruits. According to the NCAA, the offers regarding NIL payment are only allowed to be sent to recruits entering their senior year of high school. The contracts are not allowed to be signed until the athletes' applicable signing dates. Aug. 1 marks the first day recruits can receive revenue-sharing offers on paper. — (byline) Nick Schultz _ _ _ _ What does this mean for you? Probably "not much"... yet. Kickers, punters and snappers are far from the P4 hot list of recruits and transfers. That's just a fact. Why? Because schools see that a select few positions can often make or break the team. QB's, WR's, DB's, edge rushers, and some RB's , LB's and OT's. Run a 4.3 40? 6'7? Throw a ball 60 yds on a dime? How about kicking a 60+ yd. FG? Trust me, you'll get noticed, but the scholarship and NIL money is not following you, unless you show something MORE. Your best bet is to continue to perfect your skills. Become the best you can be. Become a trusted specialist and team player. THEN, you make the team, take advantage of all that the program offers and be smart in becoming an even better player.

Yesterday, I headed up the Special Teams session of the Minnesconsin Mega Camp at UW-RIver Falls. The head coach, Matt Walker, first established this camp/combine three years ago and it is now one of the top 5 Mega Camps in the country. Over 1,400 high school athletes participated. The morning session was for the "big guys" (OL & DL) and the afternoon session was for "skill players" (QBs, WR's RBs, DBs, LBs)... leaving us, the "specialists" (K, P & Snappers) smack-dab in the middle for 2 hours. For the other sessions, it's mostly filled with testing in vertical jump, broad jump, 40-yd. dash and other ability tests. Linemen had the chance to do some 1-on-1 drill work in helmet and shoulder pads. The skill players did the same, but did a little 1-on-1 pass coverage and cut-n-run type drills to showcase their skills. There were 45 specialists (about 10 being snappers). Our group did not participate in any physical charting drills, but got straight to work on charting our kicking skills. Snappers had their FG and punt snaps charted for speed and accuracy, while kickers and punters got the chance to kickoff and punt for hang time and distance and kickers finished the session with field goals (once again, everything is recorded). Sound fun? 🤔 The charting is both for the athlete to have a record of where they're at, as well as put into a database that's shared with all of the coaching staffs that were in attendance for the day. In the case of this Mega Camp, about 60 universities from around the Midwest. To be honest, I wanted to see how it was going to run. I have been a part of other combines, but never one with so many kids at one field. The 3 Sessions was a good idea. In retrospect, I should have had more timers, charters and spotters to give our specialists more opportunities. It just takes too much time — so most of our kids only got 3 KOs, 4 punts and 4 FGs. I suspect that's true of any of these kinds of camps. So go into the camp knowing that "it's game time."

TLDR: • House v. NCAA suite is now resolved • NCAA to pay $2.8B over 10 year period to NIL affected athletes from 2016-2024 • 75% football, 15% basketball, 5% women's BB & 5% remaining sports • Universities can pay their athletes directly starting July 1st • NIL deals over $600 will need to be approved by a Clearinghouse • Plenty of questions remain on the specifics _ _ _ full article from On3 _ _ _ 59 months after the initial class-action House v. NCAA suit was filed is now resolved. Judge Claudia Wilken approved the House settlement on June 6th in the U.S. Northern District of California, marking a landmark decision in the history of college sports. Since the NCAA was founded in 1906, institutions have never directly paid athletes. That will now change with the settlement ushering in the revenue-sharing era of college sports. Beginning July 1, schools will be able to share $20.5 million with athletes, with football expected to receive 75%, followed by men's basketball (15%), women's basketball (5%) and the remainder of sports (5%). The amount shared in revenue will increase annually. Power Four (no longer the P5 -- Pac12 out... ACC, Big10, Big 12 & SEC) football programs will have roughly $16 million to spend on rosters for the 2025 season. Many schools have front-loaded contracts ahead of the settlement’s approval, taking advantage of contracts not being vetted by the newly formed NIL clearinghouse. Instead of facing $20 billion in back damages, the NCAA and Power Five conferences signed off on a 10-year settlement agreement that includes $2.8 billion in back damages. The NCAA is responsible for paying the amount over the next decade – $277 million annually. Roughly 60% will come from a reduction in distribution to institutions. The NCAA is tasked with closing the other 40%, which will come through reducing operating expenses. Some of the top athletes in recent memory will make millions. The settlement also imposes new restrictions on college sports. An NIL clearinghouse will be established, titled "NIL Go" and run through Deloitte. All third-party NIL deals of $600 or more must be approved by the clearinghouse. If not approved, the settlement says a new third-party arbiter could deem athletes ineligible or result in a school being fined. In a gathering at the ACC spring meetings, Deloitte officials reportedly shared that 70% of past deals from NIL collectives would have been denied, while 90% of past deals from public companies would have been approved.