Frequently Asked Questions: Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL)
Student-athletes, coaches, or prospects
Q: May student-athletes wear Campbell University/Campbell Athletics gear or use Campbell’s facilities while engaging in NIL activities?
A: No. Campbell’s institutional policies prohibit student-athletes from using Campbell’s marks, logos, or facilities while engaging in NIL activities.
Q: Are student-athletes required to disclose NIL agreements to Campbell?
A: Yes. Campbell’s institutional policies require agreements to be disclosed through the INFLCR platform. Student-athletes have access to INFLCR through their school; business may register with INFCLR through the Fighting Camels Exchange here.
Q: Do Campbell’s institutional policies allow student-athletes to own and operate their own businesses?
A: Yes. Student-athletes may own and operate their own businesses provided that the other requirements of Campbell’s institutional policies are followed.
Q: Can student-athletes engage in NIL activities during team activities?
A: Yes, with conditions. Student-athletes are prohibited from engaging in NIL activities during competition and other activities in which they are representing the institution.
Q: Can a student-athlete endorse or promote anything that he or she wants to?
A: No. Student-athletes are prohibited from entering into NIL agreements that endorse tobacco, alcohol, illegal substances, sports betting, gambling or adult entertainment products or services.
Q: Do student-athletes incur any financial obligations when they enter into an NIL agreement?
A: Possibly. Student-athletes should be aware that NIL agreements may create income tax obligations and affect Pell grants. Additionally, F-1 Visa restrictions prohibit international students from engaging in NIL activities at the present time.
Q: Can student-athletes miss class time to pursue NIL opportunities?
A: No. Campbell’s institutional policies prohibit student-athletes from missing class time to pursue NIL opportunities. Additionally, student-athletes must remain in good academic standing in order to participate.
Q: Can Campbell employees help student-athletes find NIL opportunities?
A: No. Campbell’s institutional policies prohibit Campbell employees (including coaches and athletic department staff) from facilitating NIL opportunities or payments.
Q: Can student-athletes seek professional advice regarding NIL opportunities or hire professionals to solicit NIL opportunities?
A: Yes. Student-athletes are allowed to obtain advice from agents, attorneys, and financial planners for NIL purposes. If the professional is an agent, the agent must be registered, and if the professional is an attorney, the attorney must be a member in good standing with a state bar association. Additionally, the advice received must be for NIL purposes only and not for the purposes of representing the student-athlete on a professional sports contract.
Businesses, boosters, or agents
Q: Can I offer an NIL agreement to a student-athlete as an inducement for the student-athlete to attend Campbell or as a reward for outstanding play?
A: No. North Carolina law prohibits the use of NIL agreements as a recruiting inducement or as a reward for on the field performance. Additionally, NIL agreements used solely as a means to compensate a student-athlete without requiring contractual performance by the student-athlete are prohibited.
Q: Can a student-athlete endorse or promote anything that he or she wants to?
A: Yes, with conditions. student-athletes are prohibited from entering into NIL agreements that endorse tobacco, alcohol, illegal substances, sports betting, gambling or adult entertainment products or services.
Q: Can I enter into a long-term NIL agreement with a student-athlete?
A: No. An NIL agreement may not extend beyond an intercollegiate athlete’s participation in an athletic program at an institution of higher learning.
Q: Can I enlist the assistance of Campbell employees, for the purposes of obtaining NIL agreements with student-athletes?
A: No. Under North Carolina law, Campbell employees (including coaches and athletic department staff) are prohibited from facilitating NIL opportunities or payments.
Q: I am an agent. Can I advise a student-athlete on NIL agreements or solicit NIL agreements for student-athletes?
A: Yes, with conditions. Agents are allowed to advise student-athletes and solicit NIL agreements, provided the agent is registered and, if an attorney, is in good standing with a state bar association. student-athletes are also allowed to seek the advice of tax professionals and financial planners for NIL purposes. An agent may not use NIL as a method to advise the student-athlete on a professional sports contract.
