Tag: NIL

LSU’s Myles Brennan joins two others who will endorse a popular chicken franchise

Current LSU Tigers quarterback Myles Brennan joins two other top athletes to sign endorsement deals with Raising Canes.

Current Lousiana State quarterback Myles Brennan is ‘excited’ about the opportunities with the NIL ruling by the NCAA. Now he can add yet another reason to be excited after it was announced that he would sign an endorsement deal with Raising Canes.

On Saturday, it was announced that fellow quarterback from Oklahoma, Spencer Rattler would sign a deal with the franchise. The other name to endorse the chicken franchise will be Ohio State cornerback Sevyn Banks. More and more high profile college athletes will waste no time with adding endorsement deals allowing them to cash in on their name, image, and likeness.

Myles Brennan made the announcement of the deal on his Instagram account.

Brennan is viewed as the favorite to be the starting quarterback for the LSU Tigers when football kicks off in September. Last season he appeared in three games where he threw for 1,100 yards with 11 touchdowns to just three interceptions. While it was a small sample size, Brennan is likely their best option in 2021.

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LSU Tigers Wire will continue to provide more information as these athletes continue to sign endorsement deals with various companies.

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WATCH: Texas RB Bijan Robinson does a Cameo for an Oklahoma fan

Texas RB Bijan Robinson was a good sport for an Oklahoma fan who paid $100 for a Cameo.

Texas running back Bijan Robinson appeared on Cameo shortly after the NIL rules were put into place on July 1.

For $100, fans can now receive a personalized video from Robinson. Although there will likely be hundreds of Longhorn fans interested in receiving a video from one of college football’s top playmakers, it was actually an Oklahoma Sooners fan that was one of the first to pay Texas’ star running back.

Unfortunately for the Sooners fan, the full request was not fulfilled. It was all in good rivalry fun, though. The fan asked Robinson to say “This goes out to the Big 12 kings” and requested for him to sing the Boomer Sooner fight song.

Robinson was a great sport and certainly polite, but he didn’t have the heart to vocally call Oklahoma the Big 12 kings nor sing their fight song. He instead voiced his appreciation for the Cameo request and mentioned how he’s looking forward to facing Oklahoma this season.

Of course, Robinson ended the Cameo video with a “hook ’em” gesture. For Texas fans, it’s exactly what you’d want to see from one of their players. He clearly bleeds burnt orange.

Tim Tebow would have made major bank off NIL in college

The former Florida quarterback would have raked in the cash as a collegiate player if he could have accepted endorsement deals.

The college football landscape changed forever on Thursday, as players were allowed to begin profiting off their name, image and likeness for the first time ever. Already, players across the country and in different sports have announced endorsement deals with companies.

But this reversal of the NCAA’s previously hardline policy on athlete compensation raises an interesting question: How much money could some of college football’s previous star players have made if this system was in place during their time?

Well, there’s been a lot of star players with large followings to come through the college level, but perhaps no player has ever fostered such a large fanbase at the collegiate level as Tim Tebow did.

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Famous for his work both on the field as a Heisman Trophy winner and two-time national champion and off it through his philanthropic work, Tebow has managed to stay relevant for more than a decade after his career at Florida ended despite limited professional success.

When the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Tebow as a tight end this offseason, his jersey led the NFL store in sales within 24 hours. The No. 85 jersey listed for sale wasn’t even necessarily a permanent number for Tebow, but the demand was clearly there.

CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli wrote about how much Tebow would have benefited from being allowed to profit off NIL.

Consider for a moment that Tim Tebow had not played a snap in the NFL since the 2012 season, and yet that did not preclude him from getting a chance to play tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars this summer. Consider that, before this opportunity, Tebow was able to convince MLB teams to give him a shot as a baseball player despite not having played baseball since his junior year of high school. He then played 306 minor league games over four seasons while occasionally taking time away to fulfill his media duties, playing in the Mets organization before retiring. Why has Tebow been given these chances? Because he’s not just Tim Tebow, he’s Tim Tebow: The All-American Boy. Now, imagine what Tebow would have been able to do with that brand if he’d been able to capitalize on it while still in college winning national titles and Heisman Trophies at Florida.

There was certainly a lot of money left on the table for Tebow in college, but considering the professional contracts, endorsement arrangements and television deals he has signed since moving on from UF, he’s probably doing alright.

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Top-10 programs for NIL. Where does Alabama rank?

Where does Alabama rank on a list for best programs for student-athletes to benefit from NIL?

Just a few days ago, the NCAA Board of Directors passed an interim policy allowing players to benefit off of their name, image and likeness. The revolutionary policy has earned players all across the money already, despite it not having been 72 hours since the policy went into action.

College athletics fans from all across the country are wondering how the size and popularity of a school will impact a player’s potential benefit. Certainly, the bigger program would earn a player more opportunities to make money, right?

Mike Farrell of Rivals revealed his top-10 programs for NIL benefit.

  1. Alabama
  2. Notre Dame
  3. Nebraska
  4. LSU
  5. Ohio State
  6. Clemson
  7. Texas
  8. Georgia
  9. Oklahoma
  10. USC

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Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler signs endorsement deal with Raising Canes

Oklahoma Sooners quarterback has signed an endorsement deal with a popular chicken franchise.

The world of college athletics quickly changed once the NCAA allowed athletes to cash in on the Name, Image, and Likeness ruling. All collegiate athletes can now earn money while promoting companies. One of the top athletes expected to take advantage was Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler.

Being the starting quarterback of the Sooners has its advantages. Just look at recent passers with Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray. Everywhere you turn you can see the duo on commercials, ads, and other media avenues. It should come as a shock to no one to see Rattler being the next in line.

Rattler recently released his own logo and now he can add ‘Raising Canes’ to his endorsement list that will likely grow.

Rattler recently tweeted out his plans with the new opportunities available to college athletes.

I am excited for the opportunities ahead with name, image and likeness. This is a great new era for college athletes. At the same time, we must continue to prioritize academics and athletics. I am focused on my grades and growing on the field in hopes of brining a national championship to Norman.

We as players must use our platform and this new NIL opportunity to do good in the world. I will donate a part of my earnings I receive to help underserved people and underserved communties. The time is now. – Spencer Rattler via his Twitter account

Penn State football returns in 9 weeks

Penn State football players were among the thousands taking early advantage of NIL opportunities this week.

The weekly countdown to the return of Penn State football enters single digits this week. In nine weeks, the Nittany Lions will begin their 2021 campaign on the road against the Wisconsin Badgers in FOX’s Big noon Kickoff. And as we move into the month of July, it is beginning to feel like Penn State football really will be here before we know it.

The focus this week shifted away from actual games, however, and focused on a nexus event in the world of college athletics (shoutout to those who have been watching Loki who understood that reference) with the NCAA adopting an interim policy to allow student-athletes to benefit from their name, image, and likeness for the first time ever. The NCAA decision came out shortly after Pennsylvania signed new legislation to allow all student-athletes in Pennsylvania to benefit from NIL opportunities.

A handful of Penn State’s student-athletes have hopped on for some early NIL opportunities. As noted by Onward State this week, Barstool Athletics (which launched the other day and does….. things, I suppose?) has signed a few Nittany Lions, including wrestler Roman Bravo-Young and women’s lacrosse player Sydney Wolf.

Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford stressed the importance of college athletes taking the proper precautions to ensure they are getting involved in the best possible deals and not being taken advantage of. In the meantime, Clifford has signed up for Cameo, where customers can pay to have a celebrity or athlete record a personalized video message.

Among the big winners in the first week of the NIL era may have been YOKE Gaming, where fans can play video games with student-athletes. YOKE is now partnered with thousands of college athletes, including Penn State linebacker Brandon Smith.

We expect to see plenty more in the NIL era coming our way and continue to look forward to seeing how players are taking advantage of these new opportunities. Penn State has formally launched its own NIL program to assist student-athletes in properly setting themselves up for NIL opportunities. Hopefully this all goes smoothly for everyone involved.

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Ranking 50 Oregon Ducks who could have made the most money off of name, image, and likeness

Today’s college athletes can now profit off of their name, image, and likeness. But what about the Oregon legends? These are the 50 Ducks who we think could have made the most money.

July 1st was a monumental day in the world of amateur athletics.

For the first time in the history of collegiate sports, it became legal for athletes to profit off of their name, image, and likeness.

They aren’t being paid to play, as some had hoped, but for the first time ever, players are now free to seek out sponsors and sign endorsement deals. We’ve already seen some athletes release new logos, while others have started podcasts or affiliated themselves with media networks, like Barstool Sports.

RELATED: Oregon’s NIL bill helped convince USC transfer Endyia Rogers to choose Ducks

This is a big deal when it comes to athletics, and will massively benefit those players who are still in college. However, former athletes who are either playing in the professional ranks now, or have gone pro in something other than sports, may feel a little chapped by the news. Why wasn’t this around when they were in school?

Why indeed?

We don’t have a good answer, but we at least wanted to conduct a thought experiment and see who the former Oregon Ducks were that would have stood to gain the most from being able to profit off of their NIL. So we ranked them.

It started out with ideas of who would be the most acceptable face on an advertisement, and it ended up being, for the most part, a ranking of the 50 most popular Ducks of all time. Either way, broken down into four tiers, these are the 50 Oregon athletes we believe could have made some serious cash had they come through the program in 2021:

Various Alabama players sign NIL endorsements deals with brands

These Alabama football players have already signed endorsement deals!

Despite the NCAA Board of Directors passing an interim name, image and likeness policy just yesterday, college athletes all across the country have been signing endorsements deals with millions of dollars going to students who would have been penalized for doing so just a few days ago.

One of the biggest brands in all of American sports is the University of Alabama. So, naturally, members of the Crimson Tide football team have begun cashing in.

Wide receivers Traeshon Holden and Agiye Hall, offensive lineman Evan Neal, linebacker Chris Allen and defensive back Demarco Hellams have all signed deals with online brands such as Yoke and CFBE,

Star quarterback Bryce Young has also signed a deal. He has decided to partner with Cashapp, but details as to what the partnership entails have nt been made public.

Young has also reportedly signed on with CAA Sports agency as contract advisers for the second-year college student.

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This stat will help Notre Dame football with NIL

The Irish football brand is 💪

There are deals being flung left and right after the official start date of Name, Image, Likeness has allowed collegiate athletes to earn a wage. SkullSparks just released their newest data regarding impressions among the college football teams and the Irish finished inside the top-ten, at seventh.

Programs across the country will be using NIL as a recruiting tool and rightfully so. With the Notre Dame social media sites comprised of Instagram, Twitter and Facebook totaling over 266,000 interactions, Irish players are getting in front of plenty of viewers. This only helps the Notre Dame staff to show to perspective athletes that if they play in South Bend, they’ll be plenty of eyes on them and opportunities with NIL.

The legislature is so new that we really don’t know where it will take athletes, but opportunities are popping up everywhere.

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How the players use this opportunity with be up to themselves, but we have already seen some of the Irish players starting to sign with companies.

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It’s an exciting time for collegiate athletes and with data that supports the Notre Dame brand is an extremely strong one, it will only help the Irish going forward.

Several more Florida student-athletes announce NIL deals

The flow of NIL deals still hasn’t halted since Thursday when legislation was enacted. More Florida student-athletes signed deals Friday.

The steady downpour of student-athletes inking name, image and likeness deals hasn’t slowed down. It continued Thursday night and into Friday. Fourteen Florida Gators student-athletes signed a NIL deal or were at least offered a contract from a company.

Most of these new agreements involve T-shirts the athlete made, partnerships with food companies, Yoke, a gaming app that allows fans to game with current athletes, and Dreamfield, a platform for players to offer their time with diehard fans.

Some of the fees that other players have listed on Dreamfield are absurd. Ole Miss quarterback and former Florida commit Matt Corral charges $10,000 an hour for fans to spend time with him. FSU and Miami quarterback McKenzie Milton and D’Eriq King ask for $2,000 an hour that is much more reasonable.

Let’s dive into some more NIL deals that Florida student-athletes signed.

These Florida student-athletes wasted no time inking NIL deals

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