NIL Recap 2024

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Across
  1. 2. Top selling school for the NIL Store
  2. 6. Groups of donors that typically provide NIL opportunities for athletes at a specific school
  3. 11. New EA Sports video game featuring 11,000 college athletes
  4. 14. School where the Men’s Basketball team is recognized as employees of the university
  5. 18. Mom sides state over high school son’s inability to pursue NIL opportunities
  6. 21. Streaming service that created “Money Game” following LSU student athletes in a docuseries
  7. 22. Memphis received a $25 million NIL donation from a logistics company
  8. 23. Six men’s basketball players Sue former head coach Leonard Hamilton at this school over alleged promised NIL funds (acronym)
  9. 24. School facing investigation by the NCAA over potential NIL infractions with quarterback Nico Iamaleava
Down
  1. 1. Pat McAfee donated $1 to his alma mater’s collective
  2. 3. High school quarterback offered $10 million to flip his commitment from LSU to Michigan (last name)
  3. 4. Legendary rapper provides NIL opportunities for football players in his Arizona Bowl Game
  4. 5. Proposed settlement that would allow revenue sharing with college athletes
  5. 7. Sport of NiJaree Canady who allegedly received a $1 million NIL deal from Texas Tech to transfer
  6. 8. First kid-specific collective membership created by the Crimson Collective benefits this school
  7. 9. Basketball tournament which results in NIL opportunities for athletes as they advance
  8. 10. Former Iowa women’s basketball star signs alleged $28 million NIL deal with Nike (last name)
  9. 12. A lawsuit by quarterback Diego Pavia fights for eligibility for this slang term for a group of specific athletes
  10. 13. College basketball player who allegedly received $7 million to commit to BYU (last name)
  11. 15. First school to propose an “Athletics Fee” for students
  12. 16. Governor DeWine signed an executive order in this state allowing colleges to directly pay athletes
  13. 17. McKenna Whitman signs with iconic brand as the company’s youngest endorsement deal
  14. 19. NFL Quarterback who signed 6 athletes at Alma mater Texas Tech to NIL deal
  15. 20. Oklahoma State put this icon on helmets so fans could donate to players during the games
  16. 22. Quarterback Jaden Rashada sues Coach Bill Napier and this school over alleged promised NIL funds