In another sign of how name, image and likeness payments have fundamentally changed college football, Maryland head coach Mike Locksley admitted this week that player payments became such a contentious issue on his team that it caused strife in the locker room.

Tennessee's Expected First-Year NIL Deal For 5-Star QB Revealed originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Tennessee Volunteers have had an interesting relationship with Name, Image and Likeness, as this offseason, they lost quarterback Nico Iamaleava to the transfer portal after refusing to give him a new contract worth more money.

There appears to be a difference in NIL strategies between these two college football giants as a major recruiting rivalry surges.

Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava publicly pushed back against what he <a href=" "false reports" that his decision to transfer to UCLA was driven by an NIL dispute.

ASU football players Coben Bourguet and Jordyn Tyson talk about their NIL fundraiser and gathering with teammates and fans at Texas Roadhouse.

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at establishing a federal right for college athletes to market their Name, Image and Likeness.

Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 league founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, officially announced NIL deals with 14 college basketball players over the weekend. The group is headlined by USC's JuJu Watkins,

Locksley pointed to significant shift to the NIL era as the root of the locker room disconnect, which he believed was created by his players not playing for the collective group.