Happy Valley United's Director of Operations, Rich Stankewicz, joins Christian Hackenberg on today's new episode of The Pocket. Happy Valley United is Penn State's official NIL collective, helping all PSU student-athletes gain access to emerging NIL opportunities. Rich provides an inside look at the NIL efforts happening at Penn State, explaining Penn State's approach with NIL and the impact it has on the Nittany Lions' on-field performance. Rich also discusses the function NIL collectives serve, the current landscape of college sports, his favorite Joe Paterno stories, and reveals some exciting updates for Penn State's Blue and White game. 

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CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

01:06-Catching Up

02:33-Big 33

03:59-Building Happy Valley United

07:58-NIL at Penn State

11:36-NIL Collectives

17:46-Why NIL Matters

29:05-Spring Game News