CSC Opens NIL and Revenue-Sharing Probes, Presses Power 4 Schools to Sign Enforcement Pact

Overview

• CSC chief operating officer Bryan Seeley said the commission has begun reviewing potential NIL and revenue-sharing violations and urged public support for the participant agreement.
• The 11-page pact would require schools to cooperate with investigations, accept enforcement decisions and waive the right to sue over CSC rules and rulings.
• Adoption is on hold after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other state attorneys general told schools not to sign, and Big 12 lawyers are discussing revisions with Texas officials.
• Presidents from Arizona, Georgia, Virginia Tech and Washington called this week for peers to sign, arguing a single enforcement framework is needed for accountability.
• The agreement takes effect only if all 68 Power 4 schools sign and could penalize violations with loss of conference revenue and at least a one-year postseason ban, as schools prepare to share up to about $20.5 million annually with athletes under the settlement.