Pete Nakos
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College Sports Business & Transfer Portal Reporter @On3sports @On3NIL. Tips and notes to [email protected]
Ohio State's Ryan Day doubled down and told @On3sports he believes in a one-time-only spring portal window. "I think there should be one transfer portal in the spring. I don’t think it should be right after the national title game." More: on3.com/news/ryan-day-…
NEW: Tommy Castellanos triples down on viral Alabama comments: “We stand on what I said.” 🍿 (via @Warchant) on3.com/college/florid…
NEW: Florida State QB Thomas Castellanos tells @PeteNakos_ he's dreamed of playing against Alabama🍢 "They don't have Nick Saban to save them. I just don't see them stopping me." on3.com/news/thomas-ca…
2026 recruits in line for monster NIL pay days💰 (via @PeteNakos_) List: on3.com/nil/news/2026-…
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has voted to approve the amended version of the SCORE Act, 30-23. If House Education & Workforce Committee approves, bill would be on track to House floor. An all-encompassing college sports bill continues to move forward.
95 NFL Draft picks came out of California over the past 5 years. They came from 77 different high schools. No program had more than 3. A deep dive into where the state's NFL talent comes from: on3.com/rivals/news/ca…
On3’s @PeteNakos_ has the latest on top available baseball transfer portal prospects⚾️ LSU, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Virginia and others are among the teams named. Intel: on3.com/news/college-b…
Auburn has added Rex Hogan, who most recently served as assistant general manager with the Jets, to its front office, per @AuburnOn3.
Auburn adds former NFL executive on3.com/teams/auburn-t… via @on3sports
Buster Faulkner was a top name at Southern Miss this past coaching carousel but stayed at Georgia Tech. He's back with QB Haynes King for a third season. Now is rewarded with the highest assistant contract in GT history.
I’ve confirmed the two-year $3 million extension for Georgia Tech OC Buster Faulkner. There is also an option for a third year in the deal.
Rutgers and other institutions in New Jersey now have a competitive advantage when it comes to paying athletes and circumventing punishment from NCAA and CSC.
Yesterday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the bill that bars the NCAA and CSC from punishing schools or athletes if a third party, including a “related entity," breaks their #NIL rules. nj.gov/governor/news/…
Tennessee AG comes out against the SCORE Act
Student-athletes have fought hard for a fair share of the billions they help generate. Federal legislation to fix college sports will not succeed if it suffocates student-athletes under the weight of absolute control by an unaccountable NCAA. Read the letter here:…
From CSC spokesperson: "Conversations with class counsel remain ongoing. A formal statement will be issued when the issue has been resolved."
House attorneys have reached a deal with the power conferences and NCAA officials that will alter the College Sports Commission relating to how NIL collectives can pay athletes, per @RossDellenger The CSC is expected to treat collectives in a similar fashion as other businesses.…
A source tells @On3sports that more details on what new structure looks like could come tomorrow. One pure hypothetical the source threw out was what if NIL collectives can cut a deal up to $4,900k without having to go through NIL Go instead of $599.
What does this mean? It means your local NIL collective can still get dollars to top athletes and recruits. Rev share will have a salary cap. But nothing is slowing down a school from building out a $35 million roster.
House plaintiffs' attorney co-counsel Jeffrey Kessler declined to comment, telling @On3sports that there is "nothing to announce yet."
What does this mean? It means your local NIL collective can still get dollars to top athletes and recruits. Rev share will have a salary cap. But nothing is slowing down a school from building out a $35 million roster.
Georgia commit Chace Calicut arrested, charged in violent driving incident, per @FOX26Houston Details: on3.com/news/georgia-c…
Ryan Day told @On3sports he supports the Big Ten's push for AQs in the College Football Playoff. "We should have four automatic qualifiers from the jump because we have 18 teams, we added those four teams from the Pac-12 and we play nine games." More: on3.com/news/ryan-day-…
How close was Jeremiah Smith to becoming a Miami Hurricane? Cam Ward tried Link: on3.com/news/how-close…