Winston Venable
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Athlete Management NFL, CFL, NIL & College Advisory | Boise State Football Alum | Former Chicago Bear
Boise, ID
Joined March 2014
RT @MountainWest: 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐬 🏈. @BroncoSportsFB's Matt Lauter and @wyo_football's John Michael Gyllenborg have been named to….
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Translation: NIL = how much we like your game.
Interesting slide showing factors college football GMs use to determine how much schools should pay recruits/players. All tied to protected on-field performance/value. Notably, don’t see anything about marketing value brought to the school.
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RT @BJRains: LIVE NOW: Talking Boise State fall camp with @WinstonVenable and @BradBedell on @BNNBroncoNation! This should be fun! We're st….
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Back in the booth with @BNNBroncoNation every Wednesday this fall. Always love talking ball, especially when it’s about the boys in Blue. Let’s get after it @BJRains.
First of a couple cool announcements coming in the next few weeks at @BNNBroncoNation. @WinstonVenable is back! He'll appear every Wednesday morning at 9am throughout the football season, and will appear on a few post game shows also! Pumped to have him back with BNN!
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Simple answer to that question. YES.
“You cannot take it easy with Matt Lauter, you can’t, because he’s going to take advantage of that, and he’s going to whoop you.”. Could Boise State’s Matt Lauter be one of the best tight ends in the country this year?. Story below 👇.
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RT @BroncoBleymaier: Boise State legend @WinstonVenable joined me to breakdown the current NIL system and how it needs to change. “[we ne….
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Business side of recruiting going full throttle. This isn’t your typical scholarship talk. High school athletes are now receiving rev-share contracts. For most of them, I’m guessing it’s their first contract ever. New era. New responsibilities for young athletes.
Today is the day that schools can officially send rev-share contracts to recruits in the 2026 class. They can’t be signed until relevant signing periods though (December for football). Some schools are holding off on sending to try and prevent shopping around by athletes.
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The role of an Athletic Director has changed in major ways. It’s more like a combo of . AD / CEO / GM / POLITICIAN . Brands, budgets , NIL , media, and much more. There’s a whole lot going on in college athletics right now!
apnews.com
Former Nike CEO John Donahoe has been hired as Stanford's athletic director. He will officially start on September 8th, replacing Bernard Muir.
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Collectives are getting ironed out. If it’s not for profit, it’s not NIL.
The College Sports Commission, college sports' new enforcement entity, has released new guidance around NIL collectives. Payments to athletes may be made by collectives, but they must conform to the "valid business purpose" requirements outlined in the settlement.
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More changes to the college sports landscape are coming. The NCAA is voting to give the Power Four 65% control over major decisions. Players are locked into playbooks and grinding in training camp, while the business they’re a part of is shifting rapidly.
Transfer portal changes loom as the NCAA D-I Board of Directors is set to vote on a new governance model👀. (via @PeteNakos_) . Read:
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This is why education and mentorship before the first deal matters. It’s not just about signing, it’s about understanding. Athletes are often the last ones to know what’s actually in their contracts. We’ve got to flip that. Great work Kristi.
I do a contract assignment in my NIL classes, and you'd be amazed how many issues students can spot in NIL contracts with only an hour-long lecture and a few reading assignments. I'm talking undergrads too, not just grad and law students. I wish we could get this kind of.
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Executive orders don’t bring order. Trump’s NIL involvement might sound big, but it’s not changing anything. Until there’s federal legislation, schools, athletes, and families are left guessing.
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Big donors. Big paychecks. Athletes deserve to get paid no doubt, but let’s not pretend this is a balanced system. Revenue share caps mean nothing if collectives stay uncapped. The gap grows. The chaos continues.
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We’ve got rev-share, NIL, and the clearinghouse….But without structure and accountability, what we really have is chaos. Athletes deserve clarity and protection.
South Carolina 🏈 coach Shane Beamer expressed the thoughts many have about the new College Sports Commission. Having rules is great, but it doesn’t matter if they can’t be enforced (whether legally or practically). Will the CSC be any different than the NCAA?. We’ll see.
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RT @suntimes_sports: White Sox manager Will Venable used All-Star break to 'reset,' prepare for second half
chicago.suntimes.com
Many of their better prospects are now on the major-league roster, so showing improvement after the break is important in the next step of their rebuild. The Sox completed their first series sweep of...
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White Sox 7, Pirates 2: Opening second half with first sweep. Doesn’t matter what sport. Start fast in the second half!
soxmachine.com
After failing to finish the job with their first five opportunties, the White Sox didn’t let this chance for a sweep pass them by. The White Sox demoralized the Pirates in all three games at PNC...
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Aug 1 = a new chapter in recruiting. For the first time, high school seniors can legally receive revenue-sharing contracts from universities. 17 and 18 year-olds navigating a whole new world.
on3.com
As schools distribute their first revenue-sharing payments to players, Aug. 1 looms as a monumental day in high school recruiting.
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6 years today since Dan Paul passed. My brother. The original Hammer. Blue Collar. The ultimate Bronco. Tough as they come. The Hammer was named after him for a reason — he set the standard. I’ll never stop telling his story. #DP47
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I feel for the student-athletes. The leaders of the programs don’t even know what’s going on:. “We don’t know the rules.”.“I don’t understand what rules everybody is playing by.”. Imagine being 18 and trying to figure it out.
sports.yahoo.com
Coaches are complaining about other schools making contract offers despite a new regulatory body and college football’s new compensation cap. It's still early July, and the finger pointing has...
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