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Which Big 12 schools use Opendorse?

2 of the 15 Big 12 athletic departments covered by Whistle (13%) use Opendorse, the nIL marketplace and disclosure, as of 4 Nov 2026: Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 83 use Opendorse (8%), so the Big 12 is above the national adoption rate. Among nil vendors detected in the Big 12, Opendorse ranks No. 2 of 2.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Source: automated detection on each Big 12 department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 15 covered Big 12 schools, 1,085 covered NCAA schools in total.

Opendorse in the Big 12 at a glance

Vendor: Opendorse — NIL marketplace and disclosure
Category: NIL
Conference: Big 12
Big 12 schools using it: 2 of 15 covered (13%)
All NCAA schools using it: 83 of 1,085 covered (8%)
Rank among nil vendors in the Big 12: No. 2 of 2

Which Big 12 schools use Opendorse?

School	Division	Location	Tracked staff positions	Directory last read
Texas Christian University	Division I	Fort Worth, Texas	290	2026-10-25
Texas Tech University	Division I	Lubbock, Texas	320	2026-11-03

Which other nil vendors do Big 12 schools use?

Vendors in the same category detected at covered Big 12 departments. A school can appear under more than one vendor when it runs, say, one system for season tickets and another for single-game sales.

Vendor	Big 12 schools	Share of covered schools
INFLCR	6	40%
Opendorse	2	13%

Where else is Opendorse used?

Opendorse in the Big East — 5 schools
Opendorse in the Big Ten — 4 schools
Opendorse in the America East — 3 schools
Opendorse in the Ivy League — 3 schools
Opendorse in the MAAC — 3 schools
Opendorse in the Ohio Athletic — 3 schools
Opendorse in the Pac-12 — 3 schools
Opendorse in the Presidents' Athletic — 3 schools
Opendorse in the SEC — 3 schools
Opendorse in the Big Sky — 2 schools
Opendorse in the California Collegiate Athletic Association — 2 schools
Opendorse in the Great American — 2 schools

Method

A school is listed when its public athletics website, a vendor partner page, a job posting or a staff title references Opendorse with at least medium confidence. Detection is automated and re-run as directories refresh: absence means not detected, not not used, and contracts change, so confirm with the department before relying on a single listing.

This page is published when at least 2 covered Big 12 schools use the vendor; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes. The conference's own page is Big 12 Athletics Staff Directory; every Opendorse school nationally is on Which colleges use Opendorse?.

Frequently asked questions

How many Big 12 schools use Opendorse?

2 of the 15 covered Big 12 athletic departments (13%) as of 4 Nov 2026: Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University.

Is Opendorse more common in the Big 12 than elsewhere?

13% of covered Big 12 schools use Opendorse against 8% of all 1,085 covered NCAA athletic departments.

Who at these schools buys or runs nil?

The nil staff listed in each department's directory. Whistle shows their names, titles, emails and phones (where published) on paid plans, with alerts when the role changes hands.

Where does this technology data come from?

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at gowhistle.io/remove-my-info.

Selling against Opendorse in the Big 12, or integrating with it? Whistle gives you the current nil contacts at each of these schools and tells you when someone new takes over.