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The rules at App State
| Question | What is published | Source |
|---|---|---|
| School NIL policy | "Appalachian State University Student-Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Policy", marked "Last updated 10/11/2022", posted on the athletics site. It grounds itself in North Carolina Executive Order 223 (2021) and the NCAA interim policy, says App State "will not adopt or maintain a contract, rule, regulation, standard, or other requirement that unreasonably restricts" NIL pay, and says App State "may not revoke or reduce a Grant-in-Aid" as "the sole result" of NIL pay. It bars NIL activity during team activities and missed class or mandatory athletic activity for NIL. Executive Order 223 was rescinded on 2024-03-08; a newer App State policy was not found | App State Athletics, NIL Policy (last updated 2022-10-11) |
| How deals are disclosed | NCAA: third-party deals of $600 or more go to NIL Go within five business days (Bylaws 22.2.2, 22.2.2.2). App State's 2022 policy says that before a contract is executed, and before any payment in advance of a contract, the athlete "shall disclose that contract in writing" and "obtain approval", completing the disclosure function in the INFLCR app and submitting "seven (7) business days before the contract execution"; late disclosure "may result in the opportunity being denied". App State's House Settlement Information page (web address dated 2025-06-12) says "Any new deals must be reported within 5 business days of execution of the NIL contract", with deals reported at NILGo.com; it does not mention the INFLCR step | App State Athletics, NIL Policy (2022) and House Settlement Information; NCAA 2026-27 Division I Manual |
| Banned categories | No North Carolina statute lists NIL categories. App State's 2022 policy bars endorsement contracts with tobacco and nicotine brands and retailers; alcohol brands "unless the student-athlete is 21 at the time the contract is formed"; sellers or dispensaries of controlled substances, including marijuana or cannabis-derived products; casinos and entities that sponsor or promote gambling; and any entity that in App State's "reasonable and good faith judgment" reflects adversely on the university | App State Athletics, NIL Policy (2022) |
| School marks and group licensing | The 2022 policy says athletes may not use App State uniforms, registered trademarks, logos, marks or colors without approval from the Office of Trademark and Licensing, sought through its Trademark Use Request Form, and may not use institutional facilities for NIL without express written consent. No group licensing program is published | App State Athletics, NIL Policy (2022) |
| Revenue sharing | The College Sports Commission lists App State as participating in 2026-27 and puts the cap at approximately $21.58 million per school. Director of Athletics Doug Gillin wrote on 2025-06-09 that App State "will implement a sustainable and strategic resource allocation model to offer scholarship enhancements that meet the needs of our sport programs". On 2025-05-07 App State said its new Chief Strategy Officer, Brittney Whiteside, "will lead App State's student-athlete NIL and revenue sharing operations". No App State figure or allocation by sport is published | College Sports Commission; App State Athletics (2025-06-09, 2025-05-07) |
| Collective or NIL group | Today I Give My All (TIGMA) Collective. App State's release of 2024-06-24 says TIGMA "was founded by a passionate group of App State alumni and is operated by Student Athlete NIL (SANIL)" and names a general manager. App State has published no newer statement on TIGMA, so its status on 2026-10-23 was not confirmed. App State's own NIL platform is the App State Exchange with INFLCR (2022) | App State Athletics releases (2022-10-06, 2024-06-24) |
| Agents and representation | The 2022 policy says App State "may not prevent or unreasonably restrict" NIL representation and that NIL representation "must be provided in accordance with" North Carolina's Uniform Athlete Agents Act (G.S. 78C, Article 9) and the federal Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act. The compliance page links an App State agent registration form and North Carolina Secretary of State registration. State law: since 2025-07-01 an NIL agency contract is an agency contract under G.S. 78C, with registration, a 14-day right to cancel and a two-year bar on agents tied to the school | App State Athletics, Compliance and NIL Policy; /nil/college/north-carolina |
| Compliance contact | Appalachian State University Athletics Compliance Office, 425 Jack Branch Drive, Boone, NC 28608; (828) 262-7843; athleticscompliance@appstate.edu. For NIL questions the House Settlement Information page names Brittney Whiteside at NIL@appstate.edu | App State Athletics, Compliance and House Settlement Information (read 2026-10-23) |
| State law | North Carolina has no general college NIL statute; S.L. 2025-46 regulates NIL agents under G.S. 78C and makes NIL contract records confidential under the Public Records Act, and Executive Order 223 was rescinded in 2024; narrow law | /nil/college/north-carolina |
What is specific to App State
App State's written NIL rules are older than the law they cite. The policy on its athletics site was last updated on 2022-10-11 and opens with Governor Cooper's Executive Order 223, which Executive Order 306 rescinded on 2024-03-08. It still sets an App State step ahead of signing: disclosure in the INFLCR app seven business days before a contract is executed, with approval, and its own banned list, including alcohol for athletes under 21. The department has since put NIL and revenue sharing under one executive: in May 2025 it hired Brittney Whiteside, formerly of Altius Sports Partners, as Chief Strategy Officer to "lead App State's student-athlete NIL and revenue sharing operations". Her name is the NIL contact on App State's House Settlement Information page, which describes NIL Go reporting within five business days but not the older INFLCR approval step.
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Questions about NIL at App State
Does App State pay its athletes?
App State is on the College Sports Commission's list of revenue-sharing schools for 2026-27, and the cap is about $21.58 million per school. App State has not published a figure. Director of Athletics Doug Gillin wrote in June 2025 that App State would use "a sustainable and strategic resource allocation model to offer scholarship enhancements".
How do App State athletes report NIL deals?
App State's House Settlement Information page says new deals of $600 or more are reported at NILGo.com "within 5 business days of execution of the NIL contract", the NCAA rule. App State's older 2022 policy, still posted, asks athletes to disclose a contract in the INFLCR app and get approval seven business days before it is executed. Whether App State still applies the 2022 step was not confirmed. NIL questions go to NIL@appstate.edu.
What NIL collective works with App State?
App State's 2024 release names the TIGMA (Today I Give My All) Collective, founded by App State alumni and operated by Student Athlete NIL (SANIL). App State has published no newer statement on TIGMA, so its current status was not confirmed.
Can App State athletes promote alcohol or sports betting?
App State's 2022 policy bars alcohol deals unless the athlete is 21 when the contract is formed, and bars casinos and entities that sponsor or promote gambling, along with tobacco, nicotine and controlled substances. North Carolina law has no banned-category list of its own.
Does an NIL agent need to register to work with an App State athlete?
North Carolina treats an NIL agency contract as an agency contract under its athlete agent law since 2025-07-01, which means Secretary of State registration and a 14-day right to cancel. App State's compliance page also links its own agent registration form.
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