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NIL Deals and the New College Money

What name, image, and likeness really is, how the money now flows, and how not to get burned

NIL means two different things now, and people mix them up constantly: your long-settled right to control and be paid for your own name, image, and likeness, and the fast-moving new system of college money. This guide maps both so you understand the system instead of trusting whoever waves a check at you.

“Do not be the cautionary tale. Be the one who read the contract.”

Brandon Leopoldus, Esq.
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What's Inside

15 Pages. 8 Sections. Plain Language.

  1. 1What "NIL" actually means: your right of publicity
  2. 2How we got here, fast: Alston, the House settlement, and the new rules
  3. 3The two buckets of money: school pay and third-party deals
  4. 4The clearinghouse and the fair-market-value test
  5. 5The regulatory fog: a lot of cooks, no single rulebook
  6. 6The athlete's playbook: what to check before you sign
  7. 7High school and the youngest athletes signing real contracts now
  8. 8What to do next
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