NIL has been a polarizing topic across college sports, with players now being paid through their name image and likeness, and more in particularly, NIL collectives around the universities. With these new changes, there have been a lot of debates and uneasiness around the way collectives are run and operate.
With these changes, and in attempt for transparency or any semblance of legislation, the NCAA is unveiling the NIL Assist platform.
Sports Business Journal has all the details on the new program:
The NCAA is unveiling its NIL Assist platform in partnership with Teamworks on Thursday.
The idea is to bring more transparency to NIL, but plenty in the collective space have apprehensions about its purpose.
Details on the platform and what to expect:https://t.co/Yf6bRQkPm1
— Ben Portnoy (@bportnoy15) August 1, 2024
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