They have the most NIL cash to offer.
Wouldn't surprise me after I read this story yesterday from Aug'22:
"A Nebraska football booster club was forming in west Omaha, according to a source familiar with the group. That in itself was not necessarily news.
There are several groups in Omaha that support the head coaches of various Husker, Creighton and UNO sports.
But this new group was different from the others, where boosters pay to get a private audience with the head coach and the money goes to the coaching staff.
This Nebraska football group will meet once a month next season. The head coach, assistants and starting players will make appearances.
But all the money will go to the players."
This group is formed to support name, image and likeness. And it comes with a hefty membership fee: $5,000.
But I should also note that the aforementioned group had an initial blast of 75 members. And still growing.
That’s $375,000 up front to the players. And members are encouraged to give more, with the chance for more perks.
Now, consider that five or six more of those Nebraska football groups are expected to pop up around Lincoln and Omaha. And the folks involved in this say it could grow up to 11 soon.
These groups, or “pods,” are a smaller slice of an overall pie that keeps growing — the giant collective worth millions that goes out to current players, transfers and future stars...
...The NIL became a vehicle for recruiting. For winning.
The Athletic recently reported that a five-star football recruit received a contract with a collective (representing a school) that could be worth more than $8 million.
Blake Lawrence, the former Husker linebacker and CEO of Opendorse, predicted that the top NIL collectives would spend $10 million per year on athletes. With the majority of that booster money going to attract recruits and transfers...
