At the University of Michigan…
1. Can an athlete represent himself in seeking out and contracting for NIL payments?
2. Can an athlete hire a lawyer or agent to represent him in seeking out and documenting NIL contracts?
3. Is an athlete required to get approval from someone or some department of the University before entering into an NIL contract?
4. Can an athlete deal directly with a Collective in seeking out or documenting an NIL contract?
5. What role do the new consulting firms, Altius and Learfield play in the NIL program?
6. Can the University or the Athletic Department make contributions (possibly a percentage of TV rights receipts) to a consulting firm, a Collective or directly to student-athletes without creating an employer-employee relationship?
7. What does the “dotted line relationship” between persons involved in Michigan’s NIL program and Warde Manuel mean?
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I’m sure there will be more questions, but getting answers to these will be a good start.
1. Can an athlete represent himself in seeking out and contracting for NIL payments?
2. Can an athlete hire a lawyer or agent to represent him in seeking out and documenting NIL contracts?
3. Is an athlete required to get approval from someone or some department of the University before entering into an NIL contract?
4. Can an athlete deal directly with a Collective in seeking out or documenting an NIL contract?
5. What role do the new consulting firms, Altius and Learfield play in the NIL program?
6. Can the University or the Athletic Department make contributions (possibly a percentage of TV rights receipts) to a consulting firm, a Collective or directly to student-athletes without creating an employer-employee relationship?
7. What does the “dotted line relationship” between persons involved in Michigan’s NIL program and Warde Manuel mean?
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I’m sure there will be more questions, but getting answers to these will be a good start.
