Ep. 112: The Battle over NIL Compensation (aka, NIL, MMR, CSC and the NCAA) with Rakesh Kilaru, Outside Counsel for the NCAA
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The episode discusses the complexities of NIL compensation in college sports with NCAA's lead outside counsel, Rakesh Kilaru.
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we dive back into the wild world of college sports with the NCAA's lead outside counsel, Rakesh Kilaru. Over the last year, NIL deals totaling over $240 million have been cleared by the College Sports Commission, in addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been shared directly with college athletes by the schools. But we are in the midst of a battle over NIL enforcement centered on whether there should be any limits on how MMR partners,...
People in this episode
Host: Gabe Feldman
Guest: Rakesh Kilaru
Topics covered
- NIL compensation
- college sports
- NCAA enforcement
- MMR partners
- athlete compensation
Keywords
- NIL
- NCAA
- college athletes
- compensation
- MMR
- enforcement
- sports law
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NCAA, College Sports Commission
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