“Schools like LSU can now directly pay their student athletes,” Metzinger said. That will add a new wrinkle to what has been possible since 2021, when the NIL era first began.

Outside of her own NIL deal flow, Dunne launched The Livvy Fund - in collaboration with official LSU collective Bayou Traditions - to assist female student-athletes in earning new NIL opportunities.

For example, LSU likely has an NIL collective that exceeds anything 99% of mid-majors can compete with. If the salary cap was $500,000 for a basketball program, LSU would have $500,000 no issue.

LSU opens the season on the road against Clemson. One non-conference game worthy of a neutral site game will be at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 30 (7:30 p.m. ET on ABC).

After reporting a $1.735 million surplus during the 2024 fiscal year ― between July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024― LSU will likely face a deficit in 2025 with the new NIL payments.

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