{
  "id": 10606704,
  "title": "Why Mid-Major Programs Face A Growing Financial Gap In The NIL Era",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/why-mid-major-programs-face-a-growing-financial-gap-in-the-nil-era",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-29T03:24:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
    "slug": "forbes",
    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevin-sweeney/2026/09/28/why-mid-major-programs-face-a-growing-financial-gap-in-the-nil-era/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NIL is changing college basketball. Performance matters, but social reach, position, marketability and brand appeal can shape a player’s value.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}