ICON Collective is now the sole preferred name, image and likeness collective endorsed by Illinois athletics, Illinois athletics director Josh Whitman announced on Thursday. Illini Guardians now ...

Knight, CEO of the ICON Collective, was joined on the show by Kam Cox, Illinois’ NIL coordinator. ICON stands for Illini for Charitable Opportunities and Networking. It officially opened for business ...

A new University of Illinois name, image and likeness, or NIL, collective is seeking big-money donors to keep the school competitive in the expanding NIL arms race. ICON Collective, which stands for ...

CHAMPAIGN — Kathleen Knight admits she was initially “conflicted” about student-athletes being able to profit off their name, image and likeness. Not that CHAMPAIGN — Kathleen Knight admits she was ...