Carrasquillo: NIL x NCAA: What’s to Come?

Carrasquillo: NIL x NCAA: What’s to Come?

“What advice do you have for female athletes wanting to work in traditionally male-dominated fields?” This is what Oregon Women’s Lacrosse goalie, Cassidy Eckert, questioned panelists at the 2025 Oregon Women’s Symposium on Sunday, Jan. 26.  It piqued my interest in how female athletes compete under traditionally male-dominated NIL profit models. In July 2024, the House v. NCAA antitrust settlement proposed $2.75 billion in damages to athletes o…