COLLEGE SPORTS are set for a major change in terms of rule violations.
According to Front Office Sports, the College Sports Commission, which runs NIL Go, is creating an “anonymous reporting tip line”.
That is to share information about NIL (name, image, and likeness) rules violations across Division I college sports.
That has led to some in the industry calling it a “snitch line.”
The CSC was established this summer to enforce new rules.
Some of those rules include ensuring no school goes over the new revenue-sharing cap, which is at $20.5million per college this year.
There’s also a rule that no school offers more roster spots than the new limits allow.
Athletes must also report all NIL deals worth $600 or more with the NIL Go tool.
That is to ensure they are being offered at fair-market value for a “valid business purpose”.
The CSC has faced many issues since NIL Go officially launched in June.
It flip-flopped over which deals NIL collectives could offer and made errors in the first public reporting deals.
Those issues could continue if the CSC cannot adequately enforce the rules.
It’s unclear how the CSC would be able to uncover rules violations among schools, collectives or other NIL entities.
