re: Are NIL deals structured like common employment agreements?

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It’s cute you think it works like that.

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that's exactly how it works.

players signs a contract with whatever NIL company.
which is a legally binding document.

and nowhere in that document can the deal be tied to what school the player attends, how much playing time he gets, grades, stats, etc.

so when Quinn Ewers (just as an example off the top of my head) signed that NIL deal for over $1mil to go to Ohio State, that deal followed him to Texas when he transferred. And he's still getting paid by them.
Because that contract cannot legally tie him to any one university.

the "out" clause is that most NIL deals require the kid to meat certain criteria (autograph sessions, commercials, etc.).
as long as he meets those requirements, he gets his money.
even if he transfers to the most hated rival of whatever school he initially signed with.


there is nothing a school can do legally to prevent it.