I think some kind of regulatory office needs to be established immediately to regulate the NIL system in college sports. Question is, who would oversee that office and provide enforcement? I don’t know, but I wouldn’t let the government do it. The NIL system is currently out of control and destroying college sports. Here some things off the top of my head I think a regulatory office must establish and enforce:
1. Establish a legal binding contract/agreement between student athlete and school
2. NIL money is not paid to athlete until season begins
3. NIL is paid over a period of time, not one lump sum
4. School breaches any part of contract, student athlete can seek legal action
5. Student athlete breaches any part of contract, school can seek legal action
6. If another school wants a student athlete that is committed to another school, the incoming school will have to pay an exit fee to the outgoing school for the outgoing school to release the student athlete. In order for the incoming school to ensure the student athlete will remain committed to their school, the student athlete would be required to sign a legal agreement prior to being released from the outgoing school to ensure that the student athlete remains committed to their school and doesn’t go to another school
These are just a few things that come to mind since I’ve kinda followed the whole NIL issue. If they asked me for my two cents, I would do a way with the NIL system all together and figure another way to compensate student athletes.
I would also strip power and control away from the major sports networks allowing them only to televise sporting events, minus the revenue.