College Football Audiences Are Ready To Spend, Even If NIL Deals Often Fumble

College football is heading into the 2026 season with a slightly larger audience, plenty of purchasing power and a warning for advertisers who assume slapping a quarterback’s face on a product will automatically move merchandise.

New CivicScience data show that 64% of U.S. adult sports fans are at least somewhat …


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