07-01-2025, 02:19 PM
ChrisK,
My understanding is that third party collectives, acting on behalf of the universities that they support, can offer payments to athletes above and beyond the $20.5M stated in the House Settlement. These "third party" payments, greater than $600, would still need to go through the NIL clearinghouse run by Deloitte. So this still sounds like a semi-sanctioned, uncapped, "pay to play" arms race where those with the deepest pockets can build the best rosters via raising and spending more money.
My understanding is that third party collectives, acting on behalf of the universities that they support, can offer payments to athletes above and beyond the $20.5M stated in the House Settlement. These "third party" payments, greater than $600, would still need to go through the NIL clearinghouse run by Deloitte. So this still sounds like a semi-sanctioned, uncapped, "pay to play" arms race where those with the deepest pockets can build the best rosters via raising and spending more money.