Tag: NIL

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) again warned of the imbalance in college sports caused by unregulated name, image and likeness (NIL) payments.

During a Wednesday U.S. Senate committee hearing, legendary former Alabama football coach Nick Saban testified in favor of a new bill to reform college athletics.

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Hoover) joined 61 other Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members to block name, image, or likeness (NIL) reform, telling several conferences and the National Collegiate Athletic Association in letters that they cannot remain silent on current redistricting plans.

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban is backing President Donald Trump’s push to overhaul Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules. 

When I was coaching, the players in my locker rooms were brothers. If someone needed help moving, they knew their teammates would show up to help. If someone had a death in the family, they could count on their brothers to be there for them. That type of bond between student-athletes requires time, trust and consistency. That kind of trust is hard to build if you’re worried that the person you share a locker room with isn’t going to show up the next day.

On Friday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) issued a warning regarding the state of college athletics and demanded change.

During a Tuesday appearance on Real America's Voice's "Just the News, No Noise," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) continued his warpath against the current state of college athletics by saying an anonymous football player had already blown through his NIL funds and was demanding additional money just to travel to an away game.

After a disappointing opening to the 2025 season, national championship-winning quarterback AJ McCarron believes that the Alabama Crimson Tide's lack of name, image and likeness (NIL) funds is holding his former team back.

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) co-sponsored the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act to establish a national framework that stabilizes the use of student-athletes’ name, image, and likeness.

The planned presidential commission on college athletics has reportedly been put on pause.

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban is in Hoover this week for the Regions Tradition, and the legendary coach spoke with the cast of local radio show "The Next Round" about the state of college football.

This isn’t about turning high schoolers into professionals. It’s about fairness. It’s about opportunity. And it’s about making sure Alabama doesn’t get left behind in a national shift that’s already well underway.

Talk of a name, image, and likeness (NIL) executive order by President Donald Trump and former University of Alabama coach Nick Saban is “unmerited and unhelpful,” according to one attorney involved in litigation with the NCAA.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is hopeful he can sit down with President Donald Trump and former University of Alabama coach Nick Saban during the President's visit for his commencement address to discuss name, image and likeness (NIL) reform.

The House Economic Development and Tourism Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday on legislation by State Rep. Jeremy Gray (D-Opelika) that would allow Alabama high school athletes to profit off of their name, image, and likeness (NIL).

Passing a state income tax exemption on the name, image, and likeness for student athletes is likely not happening in the 2025 legislative session, according to State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville).

State Rep. Joe Lovvorn (R-Auburn) introduced HB 240, the Competitive Edge NIL Tax Cut Act, which would exempt any compensation earned by student-athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness from the state’s individual income tax. 

The college football season came down to its final game, and Nick Saban still found time to go on a mini rant about how the sport is handling NIL (name, image, likeness).

On Friday, Tuberville continued his effort to resolve the "disaster" that NIL and transfer portal had become in college sports with a lack of rules and regulations. The former Auburn head football coach lamented that the NIL had "gotten out of hand."

Football season is upon us. But ever since the Supreme Court ruled that student-athletes can make money, college sports have been in a tailspin.

College football in the NIL era is headed towards a “caste system” where success is based on how much college programs pay players, according to former University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban.

Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne and former Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban will participate in a name, image, and likeness roundtable in Washington, D.C. next week with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

Some high school athletes in Alabama will potentially earn more than their coaches if legislation is passed to allow high schoolers to profit off their name, image, and likeness, according to Dothan City Schools Superintendent Dennis Coe.

High school athletes in Alabama would be able to receive name, image and likeness (NIL) payments if a bill pre-filed by State Rep. Jeremy Gray (D-Opelika) was to become law in the 2024 legislative session.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently said his proposed Name, Image and Likeness legislation will help defend women’s sports in Universities nationwide.

In a Thursday appearance on Tuscaloosa radio's Tide 100.9, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) declared that a lack of regulating NIL would cause a massive shift in the college football world.

In a call with reporters on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) announced that his NIL legislation was complete.