Navigating NIL: What it means for the University of Minnesota?

Student athletes can now earn compensation for their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) and it is rapidly reshaping college athletics. Join the University of Minnesota Alumni Association (UMAA) in conversation with Sr Associate Athletic Director for NIL/Policy and Risk Management Jeremiah Carter to understand this rapidly evolving area, including:
- What NIL is?
- What NIL isn’t?
- What is the national landscape?
- What is happening at the University of Minnesota?
- How can alumni and businesses get involved?
- Q&A

About the Presenter:
Jeremiah Carter was named Sr. Associate AD for NIL/Policy and Risk Management in March 2023.

In this role, Carter is responsible for identifying and managing issues related to emerging structural changes within collegiate athletics. These responsibilities include managing the University’s Name, Image and Likeness activities, adherence to University Policies, and governance. Carter brings significant experience to the position, as he is a former Gopher student-athlete and has also served as an administrator at the University of Minnesota and at the NCAA.

Carter began his playing career at Minnesota as a walk-on member of the football team in 1998 under former head coach Glen Mason. When his career came to an end in 2002, he was a two-year starter on the offensive line and had earned All-Big Ten and Academic All-Big Ten honors. Carter later joined the coaching ranks at Minnesota where he was an offensive graduate assistant coach working with the offensive line, quarterbacks and wide receivers until 2007 when he joined the NCAA staff.

He is a native of St. Paul, Minn. and a two-time Gopher alumnus having earned a B.A. in 2002 and an M.Ed. in 2006.