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NIL has become a profitable sideline for many Michigan athletes. Analysts say NIL deals can be worth millions of dollars, though most are more modest.

Sports commentator John U. Bacon and Michigan Public's Doug Tribou discuss the House vs. NCAA settlement and its wide-ranging ramifications for college athletics.

First, remembering Pope Francis and his legacy. Then, why Grand Rapids is eyeing fewer polling places. Plus, we catch up with the University of Michigan's Men's Gymnastics team.

Today, a historic win for WMU's hockey team, the damage from recent ice storms in Northern Michigan, a teen ace reporter with his toughest political interviews, and a Michigan Notable Book covering the history of Detroit’s most revolutionary rock band.

Today, we catch up with Michigan Public's Zena Issa about what's happening at ArabCon in Dearborn. Then, we discuss the recent college free speech rankings released by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Later, we listen in on an interview by Michigan Public's Tyler Scott about name, image, and likeness, as well as an Interlochen Public Radio feature about a news outlet's return as a non-profit.

Former Michigan football stars Denard Robinson and Braylon Edwards are suing the NCAA and Big Ten Network with other former Wolverines players.

Michigan received the final version of a notice of allegations from the NCAA related to an investigation into in-person scouting and sign-stealing.

Today, we discuss new changes to the policy that allows student athletes to be paid directly for their name, image and likeness. Then, we listened to more of Interlochen Public Radio's Points North, a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes. Later, we talk to an anthropology professor at Wayne State University about how Black Americans were the fore-runners to the modern lottery system.

Last night, Michigan secured a close victory over Alabama in overtime, sending them to the College Football Playoff National Championship next week in Houston.

The other three schools in the playoff are the University of Washington, the University of Texas and the University of Alabama.