In late 2025, the College Sports Commission (CSC) announced it was investigating a few schools for potentially violating NIL rules set forth by the commission using powers given to it by the House vs NCAA settlement. On Monday, it was divulged that Nebraska is one of the two confirmed schools investigated.
Front Office Sports broke the news that the Huskers had two players (their names were redacted) who the CSC believed didn’t follow the policy laid out by the commission when reporting NIL deals.
In mid-January, the CSC 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.
What the College Sports Commission is investigating at Nebraska
“The College Sports Commission is investigating whether members of one of your institution’s sports teams failed to report one or more third-party Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals in accordance with applicable rules.” The email sent on January 15 was written. They then requested that Dannen and a member of his compliance team schedule a brief phone call with members of the CSC…