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Hey friends, this is Matt Brown. Iā€™m the founder and Editor in Chief of Extra Points, the sister publication of NIL Wire. In case you havenā€™t seen the news yet, Kyle Rowland, our previous lead writer for NIL Wire, just accepted a job as the new Football Sports Information Director for the University of Toledo. While Iā€™m sorry to see Kyle go, Iā€™m thrilled that he got this opportunity.

Ladies and gentlemen, the weekend! I hope all of you had a good week. It was a wild Friday in Fayetteville, Ark., where the Razorbacks cut men’s and women’s tennis. In this climate, it probably shouldn’t be a shock, but it always is when an athletic department actually cuts sports. Could it happen more frequently, read below! There is also a note about the College Football Playoff and NCAA tournament expansion.

Hello! We have a fun story for you today, talking to small and local business owners about their history with NIL. The responses and insights are an illuminating look into the minds of business folks. I think it’s always interesting to get perspectives from the people directly involved and how they’ve reached their conclusions. Enjoy! — Kyle How (mostly) small schools and businesses are redefining the NIL model.

It’s the weekend! Thanks for reading NIL Wire today. We could have a major shift in eligibility rules, the amount of money Cincinnati is paying in its quest to make Brendan Sorsby pay is revealed and former college QBs talk about how much better the NIL life can be than the NFL. These are three fascinating topics that will continue to be discussed.

Good morning, Thanks for reading NIL Wire today. Hope you enjoy today’s dispatch about the marketing of women’s college sports. It’s an important topic that’s becoming more relevant every year, and something that’s leading to more revenue for athletic departments. — Kyle The new playbook for marketing women’s sports. Women’s athletics at the University of Tennessee is the gold standard.

Good morning, Thanks for reading NIL Wire today. Real quick before we jump in…yesterday Extra Points announced a massive update to Extra Points Library. For anyone interested in better understanding the new tools and features, Matt Brown is hosting a free demo on Thursday to walkthrough the product. If you’d like to attend, you can RSVP here. Or check out Library here.

Happy weekend. Thanks for stopping by NIL Wire. For your Saturday reading, we have some insight into college sports gambling, Trump’s executive order and the Wisconsin governor helping the University of Wisconsin’s NIL/rev share bottom line. If golf is your thing, enjoy the Masters. We will be back next week with compelling content. — Kyle Inside the hidden world of gambling in college athletics Sports betting isn’t just something you see in commercials anymore – it’s everywhere.

Good morning, Thanks for reading NIL Wire today. I have a fun story on the growth of women’s flag football and the potential of TWO power conferences adding the sport in the near future. The speed at which this sport is growing is staggering. We will continue to examine it as the year goes on. — Kyle Women’s flag football is surging toward power conferences. Last Tuesday, March 31, Sports Business Journal’s Ben Portnoy dropped a story that made people around college athletics stop and think.

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