The SEC has scheduled a September 10 vote on expelling LSU, a founding member, and amended its federal lawsuit to add the Louisiana attorney general. What the filing and Greg Sankey’s declaration actually say, and why expulsion is not expected.
In most states, yes, with conditions. High school NIL went from a dozen states in 2022 to nearly all of them by 2026, but Texas still bans it, no state allows school logos in deals, and the seven figure valuations attached to five star recruits describe college money, not high school money.
Yes. NIL money is taxable as self employment income, arrives with nothing withheld, and carries a 15.3 percent self employment tax on top of federal and state income tax. What gets taxed, what can be deducted, why revenue sharing is treated differently, and the FAFSA effect two years later.
The real range of college football pay in 2026: a handful of quarterbacks above $4 million, Power Four starters commonly in six figures once revenue sharing is added, and most of the 105 man roster in four and five figures or nothing at all. Where the numbers come from and why they vary so much.
How an NIL deal actually happens in 2026, from the offer to the clearinghouse review. Who pays, what agents and collectives do, the $600 reporting rule, what NIL Go approves and rejects, and how it all stacks with the school’s revenue share.
NIL stands for name, image and likeness: the right of a college athlete to be paid by outside parties for endorsements, appearances and social media. What it is, what it is not, how it began in 2021, and how it fits alongside the school payments that started in 2025.
USC has produced roughly 85 consensus All-Americans and 28 unanimous selections, from Brice Taylor in 1925, who played with one hand, to Makai Lemon in 2025. The list by era, the tailbacks, the linebackers, and the players honoured twice.
USC has produced six No. 1 overall NFL draft picks, more than any program, 87 first rounders and more than 530 total selections. Makai Lemon went 20th to Philadelphia in 2026, and the Trojans lead the sport in picks since the common draft began.
Every USC bowl game with scores, from the 1923 Rose Bowl through the 2025 Alamo Bowl. Thirty four Rose Bowls and 25 wins there, both records for any school in any bowl, the vacated 2004 Orange Bowl, and the 2005 Rose Bowl loss to Texas.
USC is 886 wins, 375 losses and 54 ties all time, a .694 percentage, with fourteen wins the NCAA removed. The record, the four coaching eras that produced it, the sixteen years of drift since Carroll, and how close 900 is.