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College Sports Commission Wins NIL Arb Case Against Nebraska Football Players

An arbitrator ruled in favor of the College Sports Commission on Monday in a case brought on behalf of Nebraska football players that is viewed as a key test for the new entity in charge of approving third-party name-image-likeness deals in college sports. The CSC in a statement said the arbitrator affirmed the commission's decision to reject third-party NIL agreements between Nebraska's multimedia rights (MMR) partner, Playfly, and the players. At issue was whether Nebraska's MMR partner would be considered an "associated entity" — deals from which are subject to CSC scrutiny. With that decid...