It would appear the University of Kentucky’s NIL (name, image, and likeness) collective is coming sooner rather than later, whether particular people like it or not. It’s been the most buzzed-about topic all week and that buzz came to a tipping point on Wednesday when head football coach Mark Stoops directly called for the start of a NIL collective.
UK Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart then took a necessary step forward by penning a letter to the Big Blue Nation on Thursday to address the concerns among fans regarding Kentucky’s slow-moving NIL process. Support from all areas of leadership for NIL is now steadily coming along, but Stoops made the biggest leap forward on Friday morning.