College Sports Commission revises guidance on NIL payments from collectives, other parties
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The College Sports Commission (CSC) has issued updated guidance for NIL collectives who plan to continue operations during the revenue-sharing era of college athletics.
The CSC, which will oversee enforcement moving forward, has cleared the way for NIL collectives to legally pay student-athletes. However, deals with athletes must meet certain “requirements.”
Here are details from the memo:
To meet this requirement, the NIL payment or license must be for a valid business purpose related to the promotion or endorsement of goods or services to the general public and those goods or services must be sold “for profit.”
Here’s a copy of the memo obtained by Ross Dellenger:
Previously, the CSC stated NIL collectives would not be treated as “valid businesses.”
Although NIL payments from collectives and other third parties are still permitted in the revenue-sharing era, they’re expected to face a much higher level of scrutiny moving forward. NIL agreements worth more than $600 must be approved by the NIL Go Clearinghouse (operated by Deloitte).
That arrangement is part of the House Settlement, which also permits schools to pay players up to $20.5 million in revenue sharing moving forward. However, NIL deals from collectives and other third parties will not count against that cap.
The CSC’s memo on Thursday morning says NIL deals will be evaluated on a “case-by-case” basis.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
