We cover the whole NIL landscape around Michigan including:
- The NCAA's (borderline nonexistent) NIL regulations
- The Michigan NIL Law
- Whether Michigan's policy imposes additional restrictions on UM Athletes beyond what the law imposes
- How does Michigan's NIL policy stack up next to MSU and OSU?
- MSU's policy might be a little more permissive on alcohol and gambling NIL deals, but otherwise the policies are substantially similar
- MSU and OSU completely ban their staff/coaches from procuring or developing NIL opportunity for their athletes - Michigan's does not. The institutions seem to disagree about whether a university can take on the role of procuring NIL deals for their players. MSU/OSU must think they cannot assist players in procuring NIL deals, or else it makes no sense to impose that type of restriction on your staff.
- Even if UM could set up an in-house team dedicated to finding NIL deals for its athletes, would that move the needle? Or is the only way forward to go full Texas A&M?
