Mountaintop View 5-25-26. MW/Pac Settlement, Oregon State Preview, NIL, Eligibility, Cougar Baseball Champs
The college baseball season has concluded, and attention is shifting towards football previews. The Mountain West and Pac-12 are finalizing a settlement that will see the former receive less than half of the originally proposed $155 million. Oregon State is preparing for the upcoming season under new leadership, while discussions around the future of Name, Image, and Likeness deals continue.
- ▪The Mountain West will receive less than half of the $155 million settlement from the Pac-12.
- ▪Oregon State's new coach, JaMarcus Shephard, aims to improve the team's performance in the revamped Pac-12.
- ▪There is a growing belief that traditional Name, Image, and Likeness deals for college athletes are losing their appeal.
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