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BREAKING: CHICAGO-BASED ILLINI GUARDIANS KICKSTARTS MAJOR NIL INITIATIVE

ILLINI SUPPORTERS LAUNCH NIL COLLECTIVE ILLINI GUARDIANS: “YOU HAVE TO GET IN THE GAME”

NEW ILLINI BOOSTER GROUP AIMS TO GIVE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ATHLETES’ NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS A DO-GOODER TWIST

ILLINI GUARDIANS ALLOWING FANS TO GET INTO THE NIL GAME

THE POWER OF NIL: ILLINI HELPING ILLINI ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE

ILLINI GUARDIANS READY TO ROCK IF KOFI RETURNS

100 STUDENT-ATHLETES TAKE DAY OFF SOCIAL MEDIA SPONSORED BY ILLINI GUARDIANS

ILLINOIS ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PREPARING FOR NIL ARMS RACE AFTER NEW LEGISLATION

ILLINI GUARDIANS ON THE ILLINIGUYS PODCAST

Five takeaways from an NIL Summit for college athletes

Former Penn State target getting massive NIL deal with Miami

Ohio State AD Gene Smith: Schools being involved with NIL deals could help crack down on inducements

Bilas: Why NIL has been good for college sports … and the hurdles that remain

Perspectives from around college sports on NIL’s one-year anniversary

‘WE WANT TO REALLY LEAN INTO NIL’: ILLINI PROACTIVE, PROGRESSIVE IN EMBRACE OF APPROACH TO YEAR ONE NIL

Video appears to show Texas A&M staff discussing NIL opportunities with recruits

How NIL helped SMU’s Ra’Sun Kazadi ‘grow as an artist’

OPINION: NIL, balancing patience and frustration in the long game

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED EXAMINES NIL AT YEAR 1, INCLUDING ILLINI GUARDIANS PERSPECTIVE

2022 MLB Draft: How a spike in pitching injuries and NCAA’s NIL policy will impact this year’s order

Incoming Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark addresses expansion, NIL, school alignment

Prioritizing football over NIL opportunities, Arch Manning may set new trend for top college prospects

Deion Sanders, Nick Saban squash beef, team up for new Aflac commercial after NIL accusations

Kelly says LSU not being outbid in NIL race

Lane Kiffin downplays Big Ten realignment, likens NIL to baseball payrolls in 2022 SEC Media Days appearance

Kiffin: NIL salary cap would help eliminate woes

Texas Tech collective offers $25,000 NIL contracts to 100 players, ranking among biggest team-wide deals

Group to give 100 TTU players $25K NIL contracts

Here’s how much Nick Saban said Alabama football players made in NIL in 2021

Nick Saban wants changes in NIL rules, but like he’s done before, is quickly adjusting to new era in the sport

Concern for Smart: Too much, too fast from NIL

NIL, THE NCAA, AND THE NEW REALITY OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Commentary: With attack on UCLA’s Big Ten move, Newsom conveniently forgets he pushed NIL domino

Explaining Arch Manning’s shocking NIL valuation — and what it means for his final LHSAA season

Inside KeShaun Moore’s journey from HBCU linebacker to an NIL deal with WWE

Retail shop to open inside Bryant-Denny Stadium will include Alabama athletes’ NIL merchandise

Kentucky and Duke are still bringing in the best college basketball recruits even after NIL changes the rules

Darlington Raceway signs McCall in rare NIL deal

Some premier college athletes face option to exchange NIL riches for portion of future earnings

Narduzzi: NIL rules likely breached with transfers

WATCH: Nebraska WR Decoldest Crawford stars in perfect NIL ad for air conditioning company

ILLINI GUARDIANS SUBSCRIPTION MODEL LAUNCH

Next wave of NIL reality brings change and opportunity

Cornhuskers freshman Decoldest Crawford’s air conditioning commercial has become a viral NIL hit

LOOK: Oklahoma quarterback General Booty releases his own line of hilarious NIL merchandise

Wing men: Hooters signs 51 OL to NIL deals

New deal for prep powerhouse shows how NIL money is trickling down to high school athletes | Opinion

‘New routes coming this fall’: Star receiver Jordan Addison signs NIL deal with United Airlines

In Year 2 of NIL, which men’s and women’s college basketball players could cash in the most?

Now pitching NIL deals: Suspended Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer

NIL IMPACT LAUNCH – OPEN LETTER FROM JOSH WHITMAN, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Alabama QB Bryce Young embracing NIL deals, transfer portal additions for Crimson Tide in 2022 season

Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall to be featured on NASCAR Xfinity Series car as part of NIL deal

Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud uses NIL deal to give teammates $500 gift cards for new suits

The Manning camp, the Heisman House and Bryce Young’s star-filled, NIL-fueled offseason

ILLINI FOOTBALL LINEMEN USE NIL OPPORTUNITES TO “HELP TACKLE HUNGER” IN STATEWIDE FOOD DRIVE

NHL offseason tracker: New York Rangers trade defenseman Nils Lundkvist to Dallas Stars

As college athletes cash in on NIL, tax experts and schools remind them to pay Uncle Sam

Name, Image, and Lots of money: HoopsHD interviews the Illini Guardians NIL collective

Minnesota DB Steven Ortiz Jr. uses NIL deal to help his home island of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona

South Carolina women’s basketball announces NIL deal for $25,000 per player

Race for the Case Week 6: Kansas hosts TCU & Mike Leach has a solution for NIL issues

Bama among schools to not disclose NIL data

Nike signs Bronny James, DJ Wagner, Caitlin Clark, other high school and college stars to NIL deals

Bronny among 5 players to land Nike NIL deals

Bronny James signs NIL deal with Nike: ‘Nike’s been a part of my family’

Jackson State quarterback Shedeur Sanders signs NIL deal with Tom Brady’s apparel brand

Tom Brady signs Jackson State QB Shedeur Sanders to clothing brand’s first NIL deal

College hoops’ tallest player buys puppy with NIL money

Utah player offered $1 million from NIL collective to transfer & can Illinois disrupt the College Football Playoff?

NIL market will start regulating itself, Steve Sarkisian apologizes for not singing & The Big Ten has another boring weekend

Texas A&M’s struggles set cautionary tale for teams in the NIL era | College Football Enquirer

NCAA rules keep college basketball player from earning NIL money so the walk-on brokers deals for teammates

Hendon Hooker signs NIL deal with French’s year after Tennessee fan threw mustard bottle on field

Should I stay or should I go? How NIL is making this The Year of the Big Man in college basketball

NIL proves once again that nothing sells like sex | Whitley’s Believe It or Not

Boca sigue su pretemporada con el regreso de un juvenil

NIL money could prompt coveted players to refuse to sign with teams that draft them

LeBron James’ son, Bryce James, signs NIL contract with Klutch Sports

Bryce James, youngest son of LeBron James, already has an NIL deal with Klutch Sports

High school football sensation Bella Rasmussen inks NIL deal with KeyWise AI

Despite fears and ‘sky is falling’ rhetoric, signing day proves NIL didn’t ruin college football

Bowls, sponsors navigating NIL era

National Signing Day, the battle against tampering in college football & Dabo’s longstanding NIL deal

UNC’s Maye: Transfer talk, NIL deals all ‘rumors’

Ohio State recruit Lincoln Kienholz says he could have made more NIL money with Washington

Ohio State QB recruit Lincoln Kienholz says he could have made more NIL money with Washington

WATCH: Lincoln Riley discusses USC’s 2023 recruiting class, NIL and more

Pat Narduzzi keeps pointing to NIL as college football’s boogeyman, even when there’s no sign it’s true

The top 25 most valuable college basketball players (pre-NIL) since 2000

How Clemson and K.J. Henry used NIL to raise $100,000 and save his dad

‘Popeyes Kid’ Dieunerst Collin appears to secure NIL offer from chicken chain as an OL for Lake Erie College

Popeyes meme kid Dieunerst Collin, now a Division II OL, signs NIL deal with the fast food chain

‘Terio at Popeyes’ kid, now a CFB player, offered NIL deal

‘Say oooh’: Popeyes meme kid from viral gifs gets college football NIL deal with Popeyes

Kevin Warren leaves Big Ten for NFL, Florida’s NIL collective issues & more vagueness from Jim Harbaugh

NIL drama new normal in this era, as Florida is finding out with Jaden Rashada | Opinion

C.J. Stroud is projected to be a top-5 NFL Draft pick this spring. Will he become a pioneer of the NIL era instead?

A $13-million NIL deal gone wrong, a top QB recruit and what happens next

What’s fair game? Inside another surprising year of name, image, likeness.