{"id":411116,"date":"2024-07-10T20:32:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T20:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=411116"},"modified":"2024-07-10T21:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:04:35","slug":"oregon-football-has-unlimited-nil-backing-from-nike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=411116","title":{"rendered":"Oregon football has 'unlimited' NIL backing from Nike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oregon football<\/a> and Nike founder Phil Knight are in it to win it. And that means, according to a recent report, that the Big Ten program is set to spend in pursuit of a national championship.<\/p>\n

That’s the buzz about the Oregon<\/a> football program following a recent report from Sirius XM that Nike CEO Phil Knight is all-in on funding his program’s Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) campaign. Knight, the report said, desperately wants a national championship for his alma mater and is committed to providing the financial resources necessary to get there.<\/p>\n

During his show on SiriusXM<\/a> last week, former Washington and UCLA<\/a> head coach Rick Neuheisel said that Knight is willing to find whatever it takes to get Oregon a national championship. Knight is the Nike founder is 86 years old.<\/p>\n

Whatever Knight is providing, seems to be working. In the immediate, Oregon is finding success, with the second-ranked class in the nation in the transfer portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And in high school recruiting, Oregon’s class of 2025 is fourth in the nation<\/a> (but is the highest in the nation in average in the On3 Industry Rankings). Of their 15 commits in the 2025 class<\/a>, two are ranked five stars and 12 are four-star recruits.<\/p>\n

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Rick Neuheisel on ESPN CFB XM said he was at a recent coaches event, and it’s no secret Phil Knight is supplying Oregon unlimited NIL resources. Rick said Phil is 86, he desperately wants to see a championship, so they’re willing to pay whatever it takes.<\/p>\n

\u2014 JBook. (@JBook_37) July 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The implications for high school recruiting are obviously massive. With what is essentially unlimited NIL money, Oregon’s already impressive recruiting will be unstoppable.<\/p>\n