AD Warde Manuel: NIL collectives are coming to Michigan

Michigan Live  |  Jun 14, 2022

For Michigan athletics fans worried about the school falling behind in the world of Name, Image and Likeness, donor collectives appear to be on the horizon.

Athletic director Warde Manuel said this week on the department-produced “Conqu’ring Heroes” podcast that there are “a couple of collectives in development here” at the university, which up until recently had played it safe with loose, and often undefined, NCAA rules pertaining to NIL.