New NIL collective TigerImpact will benefit Clemson athletes, local charities

CLEMSON — Three former Clemson football players from the 1980s have launched TigerImpact — a Name, Image and Likeness collective that will benefit Clemson student-athletes, as well as local charities.

Founders Rich Davies, Kendall Alley and Kevin Gemas have commitments totaling more than $5 million, according to a release.

There are 12 Clemson student-athletes currently a part of the collective, including Bryan Bresee, Beaux Collins, Myles Murphy, Ruke Orhorhoro, Will Shipley and Trenton Simpson from the football team, as well as PJ Hall from the men’s basketball team.

Softball player Valerie Cagle, women’s soccer player Renee Lyles, men’s soccer player Isaiah Reed, women’s basketball player Amari Robinson and volleyball player Mckenna Slavik are also a part of the collective.

The athletes will promote charities through social media, by appearing at charity events, etc. and will be compensated by TigerImpact.

“Our mission is simple: To provide student athletes with the opportunity to further develop themselves as part of their education while at Clemson and serve others by providing much needed support to community charities,” Davies said in a release.

There is a TigerImpact advisory committee that helped organize and raise money for the collective. It includes Austen Adams, Ben Boulware, Austin Bryant, Jonathan Byrd, Dan Garrison, Lucas Glover, Dexter Lawrence, Bob Pauling, Michael Dean Perry, Bradley Pinion, Darien Rencher, Hunter Renfrow, Aamir Simms, James Skalski, Will Spiers, David Treadwell and Christian Wilkins.

Donors and non-profits interested in participating in the fund are encouraged to visit TigerImpact.org for more information.

TigerImpact is not associated with Clemson University, but Clemson did announce plans to get more aggressive with NIL on its end on Friday.

The announcements come at a perfect time as Clemson is hosting its spring game on Saturday and has several recruits in town from multiple sports.

Here is a list of all of the athletes currently working with the collective, as well as the charities they are partnering with:

Bryan Bresee — Prisma Health Children’s Hospital in Greenville

Beaux Collins — Collins Children’s Home in Seneca

Myles Murphy — The George and Roszena Shaw Center for Housing and Economic Growth in Clemson

Ruke Orhorhoro — Littlejohn Community Center in Clemson

Will Shipley — Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte

Trenton Simpson — Boys and Girls Club

Valerie Cagle — Nshelter in Seneca

PJ Hall — Carolina Miracle League in Spartanburg

Renee Lyles — Soccer in the Streets in Atlanta

Isaiah Reed — Boys and Girls Club of York County

Amari Robinson — ClemsonLIFE Program

Mckenna Slavik — Anderson County PAWS