Darrell Lovell is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at West Texas A&M University and serves as the director of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. His research focuses on the intersection of education and policy and administration theory. Particularly, he has focused on policy diffusion in education policy as well as the application of street-level bureaucracy and public management in education systems. His most recent work on organizational public communication has been published in Administration & Society, the Journal of Public and Non-profit Affairs, and the Administrative Theory & Praxis.Daniel J. Mallinson is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Penn State Harrisburg. His primary research interests include policy process theory (particularly policy diffusion and punctuated equilibrium), state government, drug policy, mental health policy, and energy policy. He has previously co-edited the Palgrave Handbook of Political Research Pedagogy (2021) and Strategies for Navigating Graduate School and Beyond (2022). He has forthcoming books on cannabis policy with A. Lee Hannah.

• 1. Introduction to the world of NIL in college athletics 2. Sports, civic pride, and the rapid spread of NIL policy in the U.S. 3. A comprehensive review of state NIL policies: Trends, missteps, and connections to policy adoption 4. Implementing NIL: Administrative discretion, ethics, and skills in a changing college sports landscape 5. NIL as a neoliberal policy: The rise of sport capitalism and its connection to marketing, pay-for-play, and third-party involvement in college sports 6. Moving forward with NIL

Darrell Lovell is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at West Texas A&M University and serves as the director of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. His research focuses on the intersection of education and policy and administration theory. Particularly, he has focused on policy diffusion in education policy as well as the application of street-level bureaucracy and public management in education systems. His most recent work on organizational public communication has been published in Administration & Society, the Journal of Public and Non-profit Affairs, and the Administrative Theory & Praxis.Daniel J. Mallinson is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Penn State Harrisburg. His primary research interests include policy process theory (particularly policy diffusion and punctuated equilibrium), state government, drug policy, mental health policy, and energy policy. He has previously co-edited the Palgrave Handbook of Political Research Pedagogy (2021) and Strategies for Navigating Graduate School and Beyond (2022). He has forthcoming books on cannabis policy with A. Lee Hannah.

• 1. Introduction to the world of NIL in college athletics 2. Sports, civic pride, and the rapid spread of NIL policy in the U.S. 3. A comprehensive review of state NIL policies: Trends, missteps, and connections to policy adoption 4. Implementing NIL: Administrative discretion, ethics, and skills in a changing college sports landscape 5. NIL as a neoliberal policy: The rise of sport capitalism and its connection to marketing, pay-for-play, and third-party involvement in college sports 6. Moving forward with NIL

Darrell Lovell is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at West Texas A&M University and serves as the director of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. His research focuses on the intersection of education and policy and administration theory. Particularly, he has focused on policy diffusion in education policy as well as the application of street-level bureaucracy and public management in education systems. His most recent work on organizational public communication has been published in Administration & Society, the Journal of Public and Non-profit Affairs, and the Administrative Theory & Praxis.Daniel J. Mallinson is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Penn State Harrisburg. His primary research interests include policy process theory (particularly policy diffusion and punctuated equilibrium), state government, drug policy, mental health policy, and energy policy. He has previously co-edited the Palgrave Handbook of Political Research Pedagogy (2021) and Strategies for Navigating Graduate School and Beyond (2022). He has forthcoming books on cannabis policy with A. Lee Hannah.

• 1. Introduction to the world of NIL in college athletics 2. Sports, civic pride, and the rapid spread of NIL policy in the U.S. 3. A comprehensive review of state NIL policies: Trends, missteps, and connections to policy adoption 4. Implementing NIL: Administrative discretion, ethics, and skills in a changing college sports landscape 5. NIL as a neoliberal policy: The rise of sport capitalism and its connection to marketing, pay-for-play, and third-party involvement in college sports 6. Moving forward with NIL