November basketball tournament could mean big money for San Diego State's NIL program

San Diego State guard Miles Byrd (21), center, and teammates smile on the bench during the second round of the NCAA Tournament. A new eight-team college basketball tournament in Las Vegas over Thanksgiving week, and the $1 million check San Diego State’s NIL collective could receive from it, is rapidly moving from concept to reality. “It certainly feels like it’s all going in the right direction and that all parties have made the combined decision to make it work,” said Jeff Smith, co-founder of SDSU’s MESA Foundation collective. “It looks...