The NCAA finally made its move on Thursday night, coming down with penalties against Florida State for NIL violations.   The term NIL -- which stands

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What Florida State's NIL violations mean for NCAA, college sports

The NCAA has announced multiple punishments against Florida State as a result of an NIL-related rules violation. The penalties are against one of the

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NCAA levies significant penalties on Florida State for NIL-related violations

While a lot of the focus with NIL collectives has been on player retention, transfer portal success and help on the recruiting trail with football

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National champion Florida State soccer program makes push to support NIL efforts

The nonprofit corporation Rising Spear Garnet Spirit Inc., which is one of the two arms of the collective Rising Spear that provides NIL

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Florida State NIL collective reported $1.2M in 2022 contributions

Florida State-focused NIL collective Rising Spear is a major supporter of Seminole female student-athletes. And Rising Spear’s latest NIL deal is

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Rising Spear showcases support for FSU female athletes with latest NIL deal

When the NCAA clarified its interim NIL policy last October, it opened the door for schools, athletic department officials and coaches to

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Florida State announces partnership with Rising Spear NIL collective

Jenna Nighswonger is one of the top women’s soccer players in the country. She played a key role in Florida State’s 2021 national championship

Florida State soccer star Jenna Nighswonger donates NIL proceeds to breast cancer research

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

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Rising Spear – a Name, Image and Likeness collective focused on Florida State – announced a new partnership that is aimed at giving Seminole athletes

Florida State collective partners with firm to ‘boost NIL opportunities’

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Rising Spear – a Name, Image and Likeness collective focused on Florida State – was one of the first collectives launched in the country in December 2021. It also became the first known collective to merge with another group when it absorbed Warpath 850 in May 2022. The merger was done to unite the two biggest names in the FSU NIL space. “Once I was named CEO, one of the first things that I wanted to do was clear up the donor confusion in the space,” Rising Spear CEO Matthew Quigley told the Tallahassee Democrat. “I'm sure you saw like on Twitter and social media, I saw numerous people that were like, ‘Well, do I donate to Rising Spear or Warpath? I don't know what to do.’ It was very important to me to get that cleared up and do this merger.” There are two NIL options as part of Rising Spear. For Gold Standard, Rising Spear finds a booster-owned company and enlists an athlete as a sponsor. For Garnet Spirit, boosters donate to a charity and get a tax write-off. Athletes make charitable appearances to earn compensation. As part of the merger, athletes already working with Rising Spear will have access to the Dreamfield NIL platform.

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