Nebraska is no longer in danger of having a bunch of NIL deals it struck with its players getting totally ended earlier this week. The College Sports Commission has approved $7.5 million in restructured name, image, and likeness opportunities spread among 18 Nebraska football players after those deals initially were rejected in a decision upheld by an arbitrator two months ago.
Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen, who is attending Big Ten football media days in Chicago, confirmed the approvals to The Associated Press on Thursday. The move should end what has been a sort of fight between the NCAA, the CSC and the Huskers. The school went to arbitration after the CSC ruled that the deals violated how NIL is supposed to be handled between schools and players. When the arbitrator sided with the CSC, there was talk that NU might trigger a standoff that would eventually involve state lawmakers and the Attorney General.
However, the Huskers eventually decided it wasn’t worth a showdown just yet and instead restructured the deals with the 18 players and then resubmitted them to the CSC. It appears that the College Sports Commission was agreeable to this new way of doing things and has officially let Nebraska off the hook.
Nebraska football gets $7.5 million in restructured NIL deals approved
Dannen said in Chicago the deals were restructured and resubmitted to the CSC. He said full payment to the 18 players would be made after they fulfill responsibilities associated with the deals.
Nebraska still hasn’t said exactly what players were involved in this case, or what the NIL deals were. At least there won’t be any situation where the players decided they need to leave Lincoln if they won’t get paid for deals they thought were struck in good conscience.
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