Donor-led collectives are sweeping the nation, dramatically reshaping the NIL landscape.  The proliferation of donor-driven collectives continues to

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Almost every Power 5 program in the country has a NIL collective to help support its student-athletes. But more and more boosters from Group of 5

North Texas joins list of Group of 5 programs with NIL collectives

Longtime UNT booster Don Lovelace and Rick Villarreal, the university’s former athletic director, helped organize the Light the Tower Collective in July 2022. UNT’s collective has already formed a board, contacted more than 150 people and hopes to execute NIL deals with UNT athletes across a number of different sports.  “This is the No. 1 priority to move the program to where it needs to be,” Villarreal told the Denton Record-Chronicle. “We are going to step into a conference where the competition and the recruiting process are tougher. We need to have every tool we can to attract top student-athletes and retain them.” Villarreal will serve as the CEO of the collective, which has registered as a nonprofit organization. The group has 12 directors who include several prominent boosters and former UNT athletes, including Craig Robertson, a UNT linebacker who went on to play nine seasons in the NFL.

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