NIL is not part of the REVENUE sharing plan that went into effect this year. The student athlete is paid an appropriate amount of money to join the team. Clemson has elected to allocate 85% of their revenue sharing plan which is capped at $21M, to their football program. Meaning, each member on the team will receive a payment in some form. There are minimum requirements to satisfy the House Settlement, however some players will receive a bump from the revenue share based upon performance.
NIL on the other hand is private money from boosters which now must make public donations to the school for the purposes of recruitment and/or retention within the student body’s athletic department. NIL is being offered only to players who perform well and choose to return to Clemson to play additional seasons. NIL money is still governed somewhat by the school to my understanding and the coaching staff has a partial say in how much is offered. However, NIL is more complex than the revenue sharing plan that is actually required by the House Settlement. NO TRUE FRESHMAN FOOTBALL PLAYER AT CLEMSON HAS RECEIVED ANY NIL MONEY TO DATE.
REVENUE SHARING
This is now a requirement under the House Settlement whereas, the school must pay its athletes who are on scholarship. This has now changed the rules regarding scholarship limits and has prohibited the use of walk-ons. Meaning, now everyone is a scholarship player if they’re on the roster. This now requires the school to pay said player. It is a requirement more so based upon labor laws and not so much recruitment efforts. The reason for this is because in previous contractual clauses under scholarship offers, it prohibits said player from obtaining employment which creates financial hardships on the student athlete.
NIL
This money comes directly from booster programs or Corporations that want to use the Name, Image, or Likeness of a player. The coaches have power to offer NIL to players for either recruitment or retention. Clemson Football has chosen to use NIL expressly for retention whenever it comes their program, according to Dabo Swinney. Dabo himself has incorporated that aspect of NIL. However, the player who is on the roster does receive a paycheck from Clemson as if they’re under a contract with Clemson by way of athletic scholarship. In addition to that revenue share, they also receive a full scholarship which encompasses free food, housing, and medical care. Revenue sharing is capped, NIL on the other hand is not.
NIL is paid into the Clemson NIL department by boosters and corporations that want to support recruitment and retention. Even if a student blows through their revenue sharing money Clemson will have no recourse if they are dismissed, because it is paid from the moment they walk on to the campus and begin practice. However, the school has no recourse on recouping that money because he or she technically earned it by practicing and participating in team functions. In the future, NIL money may be recouped by way of buyout clauses because NIL is private money that is paid out to the school’s NIL program by third parties which have a vested interest in that money. Of course, that has not yet been fully established, but there is hope for that additional regulation or allowance due to players jumping from team to team to earn an easy payout without having to contribute to the success of a program. Nico Imaleava is a prime example of where a buyout clause would prevent such behavior.
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