NIL Go clears $192 million in deals during September and October 2026, CSC reports
The College Sports Commission announced that its NIL Go clearinghouse processed more than 10,000 deals totaling $192.62 million between September 1 and October 31, 2026, the second-highest two-month total since the platform began operating. During that same period, 581 deals valued at $20.21 million were rejected, and no deals were in arbitration as of October 31, according to the CSC. Of the approved deals, the majority — worth $140.53 million — involved associated entities, while the remaining $52.09 million came from non-associated entities, a record high for that category in the 2026 calendar year. Separately, the CSC published aggregated compensation data for the first time, showing that Power Four quarterbacks at the 90th percentile earned nearly $1 million from third-party NIL, and that schools distributed $1.77 billion in revenue-sharing payments through the CAPS system between June 2025 and June 2026.
Why it matters
For service providers: Player agents and advisors can use the new aggregated compensation data to counsel clients on deal valuation and negotiating leverage.
For brands: Brands gain a clearer picture of NIL market scale and pricing norms, helping them structure competitive and compliant deals.
For coaches: Coaches recruiting against NIL packages can point to published median and percentile figures when discussing realistic compensation expectations with prospects.
For athletes: Athletes and recruits can now reference published compensation benchmarks to gauge fair market value for their NIL deals and understand typical revenue-sharing payouts by position and conference level.
For collectives: Collectives can see how their deal volumes and valuations compare to broader market trends as the CSC tracks associated-entity spending.
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Sources
- On3 NIL · Nick Schultz: College Sports Commission: NIL Go cleared more than $190 million in deals across September, October 2026