How much does NIL insurance typically cost for college athletes?
NIL insurance pricing varies by sport, athlete profile, and policy design, so the most useful approach is understanding what drives cost and how quotes are structured.
Insights & Case Studies
Short, practical reads on NIL insurance plus real and hypothetical case studies. Learn how disability, draft protection, and DD&D work and how they protect athletes and programs.
How Is NIL Money Paid to Student-Athletes?
A simple guide to who pays NIL money, how payments are delivered, what gets reported, and how families can stay organized on taxes and compliance.
What is NIL insurance and how does it protect college athletes?
NIL insurance can help college athletes and families reduce financial risk tied to NIL income, obligations, and future earning potential.
SBJ IAF 2025 key takeaways for athletic directors: NIL insurance, guardrails, budgets
NIL insurance insights for athletic directors from SBJ IAF: why guardrails remain unclear, why budgets can’t wait, and how Group Critical Injury coverage can stabilize season costs. Practical takeaways for ADs, compliance, and collectives.
Case study (hypothetical): James “Boobie” Miles — protecting upside before it vanishes
Hypothetical, public-source look at James “Boobie” Miles, the Friday Night Lights running back, and how modern NIL disability and specified injury coverage might have protected the kind of earnings a player like that could command today.
Case study (hypothetical): Drew Allar — how draft protection can bridge lost value
Hypothetical, public-source analysis of how a season-ending knee injury could shift Drew Allar from first-round projections to a later round—and how a loss-of-value policy might offset the earnings gap.
Don’t Just Bet on Talent. Protect It.
Back when I was a young NBA reporter covering the Washington Bullets for The WashingtonTimes, I interviewed Chris Webber…