January 25, 20224 yr No. A couple of blurbs from Football Scoop. The first is about Ohio State claiming the #1 ranking in NIL deals and includes the following We knew in August, for example, that the average NIL deal for a Division I athlete was $471, with a median of $35. A handful of big deals pushed the marketplace upward; the median deal at the FBS level was just $5 more than the median deal at the Division III level. $471 average? $35 median? Although unclear if the amounts are monthly or annual, cumulative or per deal, it still pales in comparison to the monthly stipend included with a scholarship. https://footballscoop.com/news/ohio-state-nil-earnings The second is from last fall and deals with Quinn Ewers getting over a million dollars before he played a snap of college football. Obviously that deal pushed Ohio State to the top of the NIL rankings. It would be interesting to see a follow-up now that Ewers has transferred to Texas. I hope he set aside a tidy sum to pay taxes. I'm not going to try to calculate Federal tax (are they required to pay FICA on endorsements in addition to income tax?) but a quick glance at State of Ohio rates puts his bill over $40,000 if he got the full amount reported. https://footballscoop.com/news/quinn-ewers-million-dollar-autograph-nil-deal
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