The College Sports Commission, which was established to make sure that schools adhere to the rules of the multi-billion House settlement, has created a "snitch line" where people can anonymously report information about alleged NIL rules violations, according to reports from Front Office Sports and On3.
Snitch line. Love it.
The commission runs NIL Go, a clearinghouse that was created in conjunction with global professional services firm Deloitte to approve and regulate third-party name, image and likeness ("NIL") deals of more than $600 between athletes and groups such as commercial collectives.
The Syracuse Orange and its peers are in a new era of college athletics.
On July 1, as a result of the House settlement, the 'Cuse and other schools could start paying their players directly. Revenue-sharing will be a key focus for Syracuse moving forward, with the football and men's and women's basketball teams expected to get the majority of what the Orange will share from year to year in direct payments.
For the 2025-26 sports season, SU Athletics has said it will share the maximum allowed, which is approximately $20.5 million. Third-party NIL deals, though, remain important because those funds can help supplement revenue-sharing.
Three third-party collectives support Syracuse Orange athletes. They are Orange United, SU Football NIL and Athletes Who Care. What those organizations look like moving forward remains to be seen, as SU athletics director John Wildhack has said in the past that there may be some streamlining of third-party NIL entities that work with 'Cuse players.
Per On3, a report from early September stated that 6,090 NIL deals worth a combined $35.42 million have been approved by the NIL Go clearinghouse, and 332 deals have not been approved. The most common issues center on NIL deals not satisfying a "valid business purpose" or possessing contradictory deal terms.
Also as part of the House settlement, the limits on scholarships for schools that opted in to revenue-sharing have been removed, increasing the number of available scholarships. However, there are now roster limits, such as 105 for football, and 15 for men's and women's basketball.
I'll continue to monitor if revenue-sharing ever ends up impacting Olympic sports on the Hill. I hope it doesn't negatively affect them. Over the summer, an SU Athletics spokesperson said that Syracuse continues to sponsor all 20 of its varsity sports teams.