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If Bryce Underwood thought SEC defenses were tough, wait till he meets his new opponent. The NCAA rulebook. The Division I Board of Directors just hit college football with an emergency bombshell, changing how NIL deals are reported, tracked, and punished. The move, announced this week, tightens the leash on NIL transparency like never before. From now on, every Division I athlete has five business days to report any NIL contract worth $600 or more to NIL Go, the NCAA’s new clearinghouse. If players fail to abide by the rule, it could sideline a multimillion-dollar athlete. Attorney Mitt Winter broke the story wide open on X on October 29, posting official screenshots of the NCAA’s emergency order. “The NCAA has adopted emergency legislation specifying DI athletes can lose eligibility if NIL deals aren’t reported. If a school discovers an athlete may not have reported a deal it has 2 days to review & report to the CSC. If a deal isn’t then reported, athlete is ineligible.” ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad This emergency move reflects growing NCAA paranoia over NIL Go’s rollout and its transparency issues. Schools now carry the burden of policing their own players or risk facing the fallout. Smaller programs without established NIL infrastructure could feel the crunch, racing against deadlines with fewer hands on deck. And yes, this includes the heavy hitters. Bryce Underwood, whose NIL valuation sits near $3 million, will have to log every deal like clockwork. So will fellow megastars Arch Manning ($4.7M) and Carson Beck ($4.3M). The new rule doesn’t care about clout, only compliance.
