Overview

• Open‐records figures show Texas A&M student-athletes earned $51.4 million in NIL compensation for 2024–25, with $49.2 million allotted to men’s sports and $2.2 million to women’s.
• SponsorUnited’s 2023–24 NIL report found women secured 52 percent of deals nationwide, underscoring the disproportionate distribution at Texas A&M.
• The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued guidance clarifying that NIL payments must adhere to Title IX gender-equity standards.
• Earlier this year, the NCAA proposed new roster-size limits under its evolving NIL regulations, prompting calls for tighter oversight of institutional compensation practices.
• At the WNBA All-Star Game, players wore “Pay Us What You Owe Us” shirts and Hillary Clinton’s social media backing has amplified demands for equitable NIL revenue shares.