USA Today Editor: NIL Redefines College Recruiting
09/28/22 • 55 min
We speak with Phil Kaplan about sports news coverage in the NIL era. Phil is a college sports editor for USA Today, overseeing SEC coverage. We discuss how the recruiting process is now impacted by NIL earning potential. Phil discusses a recent project related to NIL within high school athletics, inspired by the coverage of Arch Manning’s recruitment.
Phil is also the father of a college athlete and shares his experience as the parent of a collegiate soccer player during the NIL era. We discuss how Orange Mountain Designs has partnered with members of the Lady Vols to promote merch.
We also discuss Illinois State’s NIL forum for international athletes, featuring presentations from Talkwalker and Hawker Family Sports and Entertainment. We discuss how this advice is in line with our conversation with Emir Demirkiran in a previous episode.
We speak about Florida’s efforts to change NIL legislation...again.
We hear from Nillie Athlete Jemal Williams. We discuss our favorite recent nillies, including HBCU League Pass+’s deal with Grambling State University athletes and Crazy Dough’s Pizza’s deal with the Boston College softball team. Crazy Dough’s deal was inspired by Kamryn Warman, Nicole Giery, and Elisabeth Laviolette.
To learn more about our Nillie platform, visit nillie.io or email [email protected].
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We speak with Phil Kaplan about sports news coverage in the NIL era. Phil is a college sports editor for USA Today, overseeing SEC coverage. We discuss how the recruiting process is now impacted by NIL earning potential. Phil discusses a recent project related to NIL within high school athletics, inspired by the coverage of Arch Manning’s recruitment.
Phil is also the father of a college athlete and shares his experience as the parent of a collegiate soccer player during the NIL era. We discuss how Orange Mountain Designs has partnered with members of the Lady Vols to promote merch.
We also discuss Illinois State’s NIL forum for international athletes, featuring presentations from Talkwalker and Hawker Family Sports and Entertainment. We discuss how this advice is in line with our conversation with Emir Demirkiran in a previous episode.
We speak about Florida’s efforts to change NIL legislation...again.
We hear from Nillie Athlete Jemal Williams. We discuss our favorite recent nillies, including HBCU League Pass+’s deal with Grambling State University athletes and Crazy Dough’s Pizza’s deal with the Boston College softball team. Crazy Dough’s deal was inspired by Kamryn Warman, Nicole Giery, and Elisabeth Laviolette.
To learn more about our Nillie platform, visit nillie.io or email [email protected].
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Phil KaplanUSA TodayVicTreeFi on Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Website
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Previous Episode
Clean Living: A Conversation with Zain Motani
We discuss NIL education. We speak with Zain Motani from CleanKonnect about how to effectively communicate NIL rules, regulations, and guidance to student-athletes. CleanKonnect recently launched a new NIL Certification course and Zain joins us to share lessons learned. You can also use the code NILPODCAST to receive 10% off course enrollment.
We also use a few facts from Kristi Dosh’s discussion with Mark Emmert to guide our NIL Mathlete segment.
We discuss our favorite recent nillies, including Jackson State’s Travis Hunter’s deal with Michael Strahan Brand and Penn State’s Anna Camden’s YMCA basketball camp.
This episode is sponsored by TipMyTeam, a non-profit taking a bold, unique step towards the new NIL landscape. TipMyTeam provides a platform for all college sports fans to sponsor their favorite teams from any collegiate sport. Funds go straight to the student-athletes as well as a charity that helps disenfranchised graduated athletes struggling with mental and physical health. Sign up today at TipMyTeam.com.
To learn more about our Nillie platform, visit nillie.io or email [email protected].
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CleanKonnectKristi DoshTipMyTeamMichael Strahan BrandTravis HunterAnna CamdenYMCAVicTreeFi on Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Website
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Next Episode
NIL Can Promote Mental Health
We speak with Derrick Furlow Jr., from SLB The Agency about how his agency is matching UT student-athletes with mental health-related NIL deals. We discuss how athletes may feel more comfortable learning about mental healthcare options from peers.
We discuss our love of the NIL Newstand publication. We talk about the launch of the Crimson and Cream Collective. We discuss an Opendorse article about athlete mental health featuring lectures from Dr. Emmett Gill and Dr. Chrissy Holm. We cover the Collegiate Athletic Leadership Symposium.
Our NIL Mathlete segment compares Dabo Sweeney’s salary with NIL deal payments, according to Opendorse.
We hear from Nillie Athlete Owen Meister. We discuss the recent Urban Outfitters NIL deal and Thomas Greaney’s deal with Mohawk Honda.
To learn more about our Nillie platform, visit nillie.io or email [email protected].
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Name Image Likeness: Instagram Derrick Furlow Jr.SLB The AgencyOpendorseCrimson and Cream CollectiveCollegiate Athletic Leadership SymposiumMohawk HondaDr. Emmett GillDr. Chrissy HolmThomas GreaneyUrban Outfitters
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