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

 

[Orangeslice13]

Vandy says they have a bigger nil

Lol
If vandy flips the 5 star QB they will move up to the 28th ranked class if they are spending the 15 mil they claim……..

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

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

If the school is limited to $20.5M for all sports, I'm doubtful that's enough if UT wants to compete in multiple sports.

 

[landscapingvol]

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

Thanks.

We clearly are offering less or we approach spending much differently than other schools because we are rarely in the hunt for big time transfers

 

[CNCVol88]

Yes collectives will still be relevant.

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

 

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

We clearly are offering less or we approach spending much differently than other schools because we are rarely in the hunt for big time transfers

I've noticed the same thing with transfers as well.

 

[NCFisher]

If the school is limited to $20.5M for all sports, I'm doubtful that's enough if UT wants to compete in multiple sports.

I haven't kept up, but aren't all schools capped at $20.5M they can directly pay into the total athletic program?

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

I haven't kept up, but aren't all schools capped at $20.5M they can directly pay into the total athletic program?

I believe that's correct. It's not a large amount for schools like UT that have multiple sports with successful programs in several sports.

The NCAA seems to hope the "clearinghouse" for non school NIL will rein in "pay to play" deals but I look for lawyers to get richer by having the courts again tell the NCAA that NIL deals aren't something they can regulate in any way.

 

[Brandon88]

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

interesting

 

[Delmar]

Yes collectives will still be relevant.

So will each player have 2 separate NIL contracts? Article says the contract will be negotiated with the NIL office within the university unless I’m misreading something.

 

[rocytop2624]

Thanks for the input.

Does Danny White have the power to toss 20m on the table?

With Adidas he should have more money.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Your tax dollars at work. Our Attorney General leading the charge against the NCAA being able to regulate outside NIL.

The College Sports Commission is the NCAA designated entity to "vet" NIL deals under the House Settlement.

https://share.google/NIBxJesCsGmIZW1Wa

 

[08Vol]

This is all unbelievable. How do you keep 18-23 year olds from becoming complacent (and therefore not performing or having a desire too) after you give them more money that most of their parents have earned in the previous year - in some cases their lifetimes?

Some will have the "eye of the tiger", but I suspect many will not.

I mean the NFL seems to have figured it out. Why do you assume many of these guys who have spent a large part of their life trying to be great at football will just stop trying when they get a few hundred thousand to a mil or so? “Well my dream since I can remember has been to play in the NFL but I’ve got $500K now so I guess that’s good enough. Time to stop working hard.”

 

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

Your tax dollars at work. Our Attorney General leading the charge against the NCAA being able to regulate outside NIL.

The College Sports Commission is the NCAA designated entity to "vet" NIL deals under the House Settlement.

https://share.google/NIBxJesCsGmIZW1Wa

This stuff is just getting crazy.

Just saw that the SCORE act was just pulled off the floor.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

This stuff is just getting crazy.

Just saw that the SCORE act was just pulled off the floor.

Yep. Congress is useless, as expected. The Wild West continues and with TN apparently very okay with it.

If today's signing class is any indication I can see why.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

This is all unbelievable. How do you keep 18-23 year olds from becoming complacent (and therefore not performing or having a desire too) after you give them more money that most of their parents have earned in the previous year - in some cases their lifetimes?

Some will have the "eye of the tiger", but I suspect many will not.

Have you been watching the games I see the majority playing their rear off. GBO

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

If the school is limited to $20.5M for all sports, I'm doubtful that's enough if UT wants to compete in multiple sports.

So how are we doing it, and I think I see where we signed a top 5 class and virtually tied bama for the sec’s best class. But now that we are among the top classes some say it’s not important. They covet the portal like it’s a miracle cure. It’s important but is vastly overrated as the most important thing when in reality it’s just a part of the overall picture.GBO

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

So how are we doing it, and I think I see where we signed a top 5 class and virtually tied bama for the sec’s best class. But now that we are among the top classes some say it’s not important. They covet the portal like it’s a miracle cure. It’s important but is vastly overrated as the most important thing when in reality it’s just a part of the overall picture.GBO

Elsewhere I posted where the TN Attorney General is fighting the Commission the NCAA chose to regulate outside NIL.

I assume we're doing what everyone is doing and paying to play.

 

[MOOOOONEY]

I believe that's correct. It's not a large amount for schools like UT that have multiple sports with successful programs in several sports.

The NCAA seems to hope the "clearinghouse" for non school NIL will rein in "pay to play" deals but I look for lawyers to get richer by having the courts again tell the NCAA that NIL deals aren't something they can regulate in any way.

NCAA is so stupid.

They want a salary cap which is fine if it’s run like the NFL, but they should have no jurisdiction over endorsement (NIL) deals.

They need to worry about fixing the CFP mess.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

NCAA is so stupid.

They want a salary cap which is fine if it’s run like the NFL, but they should have no jurisdiction over endorsement (NIL) deals.

They need to worry about fixing the CFP mess.

The NCAA doesn't have any control over the CFP as far as I know. They're not connected to it.

 

[Firebirdparts]

Is there any serious talk about there being a cap? $10-$15 mil maybe?

Impossible to cap "real" NIL. That is why they wanted a commissioner to go around cursing your NIL by saying it wasn't "real". They wanted Nick Saban to be commissioner because they thought everybody was afraid of him. Fear is important because the commissioner has not a leg to stand on. The whole idea would never work; all it takes is one person to tell them to go to hell, which would be probably the first person.