Athletes at the University of Nebraska are among those the College Sports Commission recently opened NIL investigations into, Front Office Sports has learned.
In January, the College Sports Commission informed Nebraska that it had launched an inquiry into Huskers athletes, specifically regarding whether they had failed to report NIL (name, image, and likeness) deals into the NIL Go system, according to an email thread between CSC and athletic department officials obtained by FOS.
The College Sports Commission, which was created to enforce the rules of the House v. NCAA settlement, has said that it has launched several inquiries into potential rules violations related to unreported NIL deals. The rules now require that all Division I athletes submit all NIL deals above $600 for scrutiny and approval through a software called NIL Go. CSC employees and external lawyers then review the deals to ensure they represent fair market value for a valid business purpose, rather than pay-for-play in disguise…