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Which SWAC schools use Opendorse?

2 of the 12 SWAC athletic departments covered by Whistle (17%) use Opendorse, the nIL marketplace and disclosure, as of 4 Nov 2026: Jackson State University, Texas Southern University. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 83 use Opendorse (8%), so the SWAC is above the national adoption rate. Among nil vendors detected in the SWAC, Opendorse ranks No. 2 of 2.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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

Opendorse in the SWAC at a glance

Vendor
Opendorse — NIL marketplace and disclosure
Category
NIL
Conference
SWAC
SWAC schools using it
2 of 12 covered (17%)
All NCAA schools using it
83 of 1,085 covered (8%)
Rank among nil vendors in the SWAC
No. 2 of 2

Which SWAC schools use Opendorse?

SchoolDivisionLocationTracked staff positionsDirectory last read
Jackson State UniversityDivision IJackson, Mississippi732026-10-31
Texas Southern UniversityDivision IHouston, Texas862026-11-01

Which other nil vendors do SWAC schools use?

Vendors in the same category detected at covered SWAC 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.

VendorSWAC schoolsShare of covered schools
INFLCR217%
**Opendorse**217%

Where else is Opendorse used?

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 SWAC schools use the vendor; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes. The conference's own page is SWAC Athletics Staff Directory; every Opendorse school nationally is on Which colleges use Opendorse?.

Frequently asked questions

How many SWAC schools use Opendorse?

2 of the 12 covered SWAC athletic departments (17%) as of 4 Nov 2026: Jackson State University, Texas Southern University.

Is Opendorse more common in the SWAC than elsewhere?

17% of covered SWAC 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 SWAC, or integrating with it? Whistle gives you the current nil contacts at each of these schools and tells you when someone new takes over.