Champaign Voices
College Athletes Cash In on Name Deals While Tuition Still Feels Like a Mortage
Published: June 28, 2026
NIL money continues reshaping campus sports as boosters write checks and English majors write term papers about inequality they can see from the student section. What do you think?
“Pay the kids. Then explain why parking still costs eighteen dollars.”
“I got a free T-shirt in 1998 and thought that was wealth.”
“If he can dunk, he can have a car dealership.”