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How it works · Fan Power & NIL

Your fandom builds NIL at your school.

Show up with your school's fans. As your Fan Power grows, NextName sponsors more of your athletes' stories and opens priority access to exclusive events.

The Fan Power loop

Joining is free. NextName pays the athletes.

  1. 01 / 04

    Show up.

    Join your school's fan group. RSVP. Check in on game day.

  2. 02 / 04

    Build Fan Power.

    For you, and for your school's whole fanbase.

  3. 03 / 04

    Unlock access.

    Priority access to exclusive ticketed events, released as Fan Power grows.

  4. 04 / 04

    Athletes get sponsored.

    NextName sponsors athletes' stories at your school and shares promotions with them.

    Then it starts again, with more to show up for.

Where does your school stand?

Fan Power · Live

No. 1

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

3 groups

See University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Fan Power 740

Every group you join, every RSVP and every check-in adds to your school's number.

See the full standings

What opens up as Fan Power grows

As Fan Power grows

Priority access.

Exclusive ticketed events open to your school's most engaged fans first.

Gies Stories: Jane Lynch, Caelan Riley and Ady Kiddy, Illinois student-athletes at the Gies College of Business

Paid for by NextName

Athlete stories.

Storyboards, human stories and sponsored promotions with athletes at your school.

Start your school's Fan Power.

Free. Pick your schools and you're in.

Run an alumni club or fan group? See the club tools

Get notified when your schools' athletes join.

Tell us who you cheer for. When their athletes drop content, you'll be first to know.

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Athlete sponsorships are paid by NextName and depend on Fan Power. No specific athlete, amount or date is promised.

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