The wild world of NIL just got messier with Thursday’s bombshell from College Sports Commission (CSC). The new oversight body, fresh off the House v. NCAA settlement dropped its first NIL report only to reveal it had inflated the numbers by a jaw-dropping $45 million. What was reported as $80 million in cleared deals was really just $35 million. And that’s a clerical error the size of a stadium.

The error came to light thanks to FOS reporter Amanda Cristovich, who shared a screenshot of The Collective Association’s (TCA) scathing statement on X. “ The recent correction of CSC’s NIL data highlights exactly what collectives have been experiencing: a system lacking clarity, accuracy, and speed. With even more deals pending than previously reported, more student-athletes

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