Tag: Name Image & Likeness

JD Notae’s fundraising through NIL deal yields $45K for Samaritan Community Center capital campaign

The financial impact of University of Arkansas basketball player JD Notae’s name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal on a regional nonprofit has, so far, been significant. Notae’s ongoing “Drop A…

Bryan Hunt on NIL venture: ‘Either you think it’s genuine, or you don’t’

Bryan Hunt is heir to one of the largest transportation companies in North America. He’s also a generous guy with a great sense of humor. It’s helped him deal with…

Hunt heirs announce new NIL organization; JD Notae is first signee

Heirs of the global trucking company J.B. Hunt Transport Services in Lowell announced Wednesday (Jan. 26) a new organization they hope will guide college athletes in the new era that…

Q&A: University of Arkansas entrepreneurship leader discusses NIL era

Now that college athletes are allowed to begin profiting from their name, image and likeness (NIL), the University of Arkansas is helping its student-athletes navigate and capitalize on the process….

Small business owners see new opportunities with NIL era in college athletics

The decision in early July by the NCAA to allow athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL) was a startling change, one of the most monumental in…

What the NIL era for collegiate athletics could mean for Northwest Arkansas

If you expected this piece to begin with a sports pun, you were correct. The name, image and likeness (NIL) era for collegiate athletics officially teed off this month to…