A new college sports agency has rejected certain NIL deals involving donor-backed collectives. These collectives, formed to funnel money to athletes or schools, fail to meet NCAA rules requiring deals to serve a valid business purpose.

The new agency in charge of regulating name, image, likeness deals in college sports sent a letter to schools Thursday saying it had rejected deals between players and donor-backed collectives formed over the past several years to funnel money to athletes or their schools.

A bill designed to end ambiguity surrounding name, image and likeness (NIL), establish professional guidelines for agents and protect collegiate leagues from antitrust lawsuits received a strong endorsement from a bipartisan group of nine congressional representatives Thursday.

Here's why Ohio State has a fake running back named Jayson Ball and real running back named Bo Jackson, but not that one, in EA Sports' new game.

Just as Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy remains synonymous with his infamous "I'm a man, I'm 40" rant, so too is his ever-evolving hair -- most notably the mullet, which is primarily his signature look dating back 2016.

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy calls college athletes "employees" under the current NIL umbrella in 2025