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The rules at Morgan State
| Question | What is published | Source |
|---|---|---|
| School NIL policy | Not published. Morgan's 2024-10-14 NIL Exchange release refers to "Morgan State Athletics Name, Image and Likeness guidelines", but no guidelines are posted on the athletics site. The 2024 Student-Athlete Handbook (posted 2024-07-24) has no NIL section, and the Compliance page lists forms (including a 2017 Student-Athlete Promotional Activity Form) with no NIL form | Morgan State Athletics, NIL Exchange release (2024-10-14), 2024 Handbook and Compliance page |
| How deals are disclosed | NCAA: third-party deals of $600 or more are reported to NIL Go within five business days (Bylaws 22.2.2, 22.2.2.2). Maryland law: a Morgan State athlete who enters an NIL contract "shall disclose the contract to an official" Morgan designates, with no deadline (Educ. § 15-131(e)(2)). Morgan says that once an NIL agreement is reached on its exchange, "a customized reporting form compliant with the State of Maryland law and Morgan State Athletics Name, Image and Likeness guidelines is created and forwarded to Morgan State University" | Morgan State Athletics, NIL Exchange release (2024-10-14); NCAA Division I Manual 2026-27; /nil/college/maryland |
| Banned categories | Maryland's statute has no list of banned categories. Morgan's own list: Not published | /nil/college/maryland |
| School marks and group licensing | Not published. No Morgan page on use of university marks in NIL activity or on group licensing was found. Maryland law gives athletes no right to use a school's names, trademarks or logos (Educ. § 15-131(f)) | Morgan State Athletics (read 2026-10-23); /nil/college/maryland |
| Revenue sharing | Morgan's 2025-02-25 release says its Board of Regents "has approved the University's decision to opt into the House v. NCAA settlement", that Morgan, "a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) member, made the independent decision to opt in", and that Morgan "will have institutional control over NIL revenue-sharing and access to alternative funding sources, such as foundation and university-driven revenue initiatives". The regents' public minutes of 2025-05-06 record the athletics director saying "the decision was made in February to opt-in as a university" and that "Since then, the MEAC has also decided to opt-in as a conference." The College Sports Commission lists Morgan State University (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) for 2026-27 and puts the cap at "approximately $21.58 million per school" (read 2026-10-23). No revenue-sharing amount is published | Morgan State University, House settlement release (2025-02-25); Morgan State University Board of Regents, public session minutes (2025-05-06); Morgan State Athletics, House Settlement page; College Sports Commission |
| Collective or NIL group | No collective is named on Morgan's athletics site. Morgan's NIL platform is the Morgan State NIL Exchange (Teamworks Influencer, 2024-10-14), free to athletes and businesses, which extends a Teamworks and Influencer relationship that Morgan says began in 2018; Morgan says "Influencer and Morgan State will not be involved in any NIL negotiations" | Morgan State Athletics, NIL Exchange release (2024-10-14) |
| Agents and representation | Morgan has published no NIL-specific agent rule; its 2024 handbook repeats NCAA rules against agreeing to be represented by an athletics agent before eligibility ends. Maryland law: a public school may not prevent an athlete from obtaining representation for contracts or legal matters (Educ. § 15-131(c)(2)), and athlete agents, including anyone who negotiates an endorsement contract, need a license from the Secretary of Labor (Bus. Reg. §§ 4-401 to 4-421) | Morgan State Athletics, 2024 Student-Athlete Handbook; /nil/college/maryland |
| Compliance contact | Morgan State Athletics, Compliance: Braennan Farrar, Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance, and Jonathan Brown, Director of Compliance (staff directory, read 2026-10-23) | Morgan State Athletics, Staff Directory |
| State law | Maryland's Educ. § 15-131 (in force since 2023-07-01) names Morgan State University alongside the University System of Maryland schools: it bars rules against NIL pay or representation, protects scholarships from NIL-related cuts, has athletes disclose NIL contracts to a school official and bars NIL pay to prospective athletes; in force | /nil/college/maryland |
What is specific to Morgan State
Morgan State is a public historically Black research university in Baltimore with its own Board of Regents, and it is the only school outside the University System of Maryland that Maryland's NIL statute names. Its revenue-sharing decision was made at board level: Morgan's 2025-02-25 announcement says the regents approved opting in and that Morgan, as a MEAC member, "made the independent decision to opt in" (the regents' minutes of 2025-05-06 record that the MEAC later opted in as a conference), and that football would drop from 130 to 105 players under the settlement's roster limits, with limits also reaching basketball and tennis. President David K. Wilson said the decision ensures "compliance, stability, and new opportunities". Athletic Director Dena Freeman-Patton said it lets Morgan "create pathways for financial support beyond traditional NIL opportunities". On NIL deals themselves, Morgan routes reporting through its NIL Exchange, which it says produces a form meeting Maryland law and Morgan's NIL guidelines. The regents' public minutes of 2026-05-11 record the athletics director telling the board she is working with the vice president for institutional advancement and an alum "on some NIL initiatives" to be discussed at the August meeting; minutes of an August 2026 meeting were not posted as of 2026-10-23.
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Questions about NIL at Morgan State
Does Morgan State pay its athletes?
Morgan's Board of Regents approved opting into the House settlement, announced 2025-02-25, and the College Sports Commission lists Morgan for 2026-27, when the cap is about $21.58 million per school. Morgan says it has institutional control over revenue sharing and may use foundation and university-driven revenue; it has published no amount.
How do Morgan State athletes report NIL deals?
NCAA rules have third-party deals of $600 or more reported to NIL Go within five business days. Maryland law has Morgan athletes disclose NIL contracts to an official Morgan designates. Morgan says deals reached on the Morgan State NIL Exchange generate a reporting form that is forwarded to the university.
What is the Morgan State NIL Exchange?
A Teamworks Influencer marketplace Morgan launched on 2024-10-14. Registered businesses can search for and message Morgan athletes and pay them through the platform, which creates a 1099 tax form for the athlete; Morgan calls it the central place for NIL information, education, opportunities and reporting.
Does Morgan State have NIL rules of its own?
Morgan refers to "Morgan State Athletics Name, Image and Likeness guidelines" in its 2024 NIL Exchange release, but the guidelines are not posted on its athletics site. Maryland's statute applies to Morgan by name.
Can an NIL deal affect a Morgan State scholarship?
Maryland law says Morgan State may not reduce, rescind or otherwise affect a scholarship because an athlete earns NIL compensation (Educ. § 15-131(b)(1)(ii)).
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