Overview
- Miami’s Dan Radakovich, Ohio State’s Ross Bjork and Notre Dame’s Pete Bevacqua publicly questioned the Year 1 cap, with Bjork saying college sports cannot govern the money any longer.
- The House settlement set a $20.5 million per‑school ceiling — about 22% of select revenues — which administrators say the market has already outpaced through off‑cap deals.
- Radakovich estimated that an uncapped market would place football roster spending around $35–40 million initially, potentially rising toward $50 million within a few years.
- The College Sports Commission has begun inquiries into unreported third‑party NIL guarantees and warned schools that deals must be tied to concrete advertising and cleared through its NIL Go system or athletes risk ineligibility.
- A developing test case looms as Duke quarterback Darian Mensah is reported to plan a transfer despite a two‑year, $8 million Duke contract with NIL restrictions, raising potential settlement or legal issues if he moves.