The NCAA Division I Board of Directors and the recently formed College Sports Commission have codified NIL bylaws resulting from this summer's House settlement.
According to USA Today, the new rules will require high school and junior college athletes to disclose any NIL deals worth more than $600 upon enrollment.
High school athletes will be required to report all third-party NIL deals over $600 that were "executed, agreed upon, or that include payments” beginning on July 1, 2025, or a prospect’s first day of junior year. JUCO prospects will have to report NIL deals over that total as of July 1 or the “initial enrollment at a two-year college, whichever occurs later.”
In each case, student-athletes will have two week from initial enrollment to report all deals into a clearinghouse called NIL Go, developed by the College Sports Commission.
The USA Today reports that the CSC has determined the reasonable range for NIL payments are “at rates and terms commensurate with compensation paid to similarly situated individuals.” The bylaws state that “pay-for-play” deals do not meet the standard of a valid business purpose.
The CSC was established after the House settlement as an independent body tasked with overseeing compliance with the new rules around roster limits, revenue sharing and student-athlete third-party NIL deals.
