The Colorado football program is distancing itself from efforts to push the boundaries of name, image and likeness funding in what would have been an extraordinary partnership, according to a Sports Illustrated report.
Former assistant coach Trevor Reilly told SI that he traveled to the Middle East during the past holiday season to try and secure funding from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) for the Buffaloes' NIL program.
Reilly resigned as the team's special teams coordinator on Aug. 1. In his resignation letter to Colorado athletic director Rick George and head football coach Deion Sanders, Reilly claimed that he was placed in charge of NIL activities with his special teams duties and expressed frustration over attempting to raise funds.