UT NIL Football Commitment

[VolForLife83]

You can’t cap NIL. That would be struck down in court in no time.

That's why it needs to be changed to employee, which I think it will.

 

[Allvols98]

Vandy says they have a bigger nil

 

[Carp]

That's why it needs to be changed to employee, which I think it will.

That doesn't matter, employee or not.

NIL collectives are not attached to the school. They are strictly for getting players name, image, and likeness deals. It's no different than Mahomes deal with State Farm. State Farm can pay him 1 billion dollars per commercial if they want to and it doesn't affect his earning potential in the NFL at all or affect the Chiefs payroll.

 

[LWSVOL]

Does anyone know how much money that UT pays (in football), against schools like Ohio State LSU?

Thanks.

not close to Ohio St. Not sure where LSU is. Texas schools are among the top...

numbers I've seen, not sure of accuracy, Ohio St around 35 Million. UT around 20 million NIL

 

[Delmar]

Interesting article here folks. The 2026 class is the first to sign under the new rules.

Question- If the NIL contract is now negotiated directly with the university NIL office, is the collective still relevant? (I may not have read far enough.)

How Tennessee football recruits negotiate NIL pay for 2026 signing day

Tennessee football recruits will sign scholarship agreements and NIL contracts with UT, beginning Dec. 3. Here's an exclusive look into how it works.

www.knoxnews.com