Is this compliant with NIL rules?

Yes! Fanstake is an unaffiliated, unbiased for-profit company doing authentic endorsement deals in a free market at fair-market value with unmatched transparency. It's a mouthful, but it's what's required to be compliant. Not only is Fanstake compliant with current NCAA rules, but Fanstake is compliant with proposed future NCAA rules as established by the agreed-upon and negotiated House settlement that is still working its way through the legal system.

The main factor to be aware of is that in March of 2024 there was a Federal injunction placed on the NCAA by a Tennessee judge that bars the NCAA from prohibiting athletes from negotiating NIL deals in advance of selecting a program. This seems obvious in retrospect - in that negotiation is so essential to any professional decision - but it was previously explicitly banned, and the NCAA has acknowledged that they will abide by this injunction. Since then, five additional states signed on to lawsuit against the NCAA to ensure that this ruling was enshrined, and it was settled in February of 2025, solidifying the ruling that athletes can negotiate NIL deals in advance of selecting a school.