UCLA Alumni Town Hall: Name, Image and Likeness and Its Impact on Student-athletes

In June 2021, collegiate athletics changed forever with the advent of the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) policy. This landmark movement permitted student-athletes across all levels and divisions of collegiate sports to earn compensation based on their name, image, and likeness. Since then, over 350 Bruin student-athletes have reaped the benefits of the NIL policy.

Leading the way in both Westwood and throughout the nation in NIL has been Chase Griffin, quarterback for the UCLA football team. Griffin has become a leader in the NIL marketplace, earning two-time national NIL Male Athlete of the Year honors from the NIL Summit and Opendorse.

On March 14, Griffin will join the UCLA Alumni Association in its next Town Hall to discuss...

This new policy and how it has impacted his experience as a student-athlete while at UCLA
Leveraging his NIL across multiple activations, platforms, and campaigns
Plans to create a maximum return for both himself and his partners
RSVP today for this exciting discussion that will give the UCLA community a chance to learn more about the NIL movement and how to support Bruin student-athletes.

The UCLA Alumni Town Hall is a gathering place where Bruins can have their voices heard and ask important questions in search of illuminating answers. Sign up now to submit questions that will help guide the conversation.

Chase Griffin ’21, MEd. Exp. ’23
UCLA Football Quarterback, NIL Male Athlete of the Year
Chase Griffin
Griffin is a lifelong Bruin, born at the UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center. Since 2019, Griffin has been a mainstay in UCLA’s quarterback room, earning consecutive Athletic Director's Honor Roll recognitions as well as making appearances on both the 2021-22 and 2020-21 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Rolls. Griffin was named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar in 2020. In 2021, Griffin earned his undergraduate degree in Public Affairs and is currently enrolled in the Transformative Coaching and Leadership graduate program at UCLA’s School of Education and is on track to complete his studies later this year.

Matthew Saucedo ’11
UCLA Alumni Board of Directors
Matthew Saucedo '11
Matt Saucedo leads an Entertainment Partnerships team at Meta. In this role, he works with Meta's top film, television, and public figure partners. Before joining Meta, he was the co-founder and Head of Product for Pupster, and SVOD pet care company. Matt earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in Communication Studies from UCLA, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude with Departmental and College Honors. While a student at UCLA, Matt was a member of the UCLA Fencing Team, which won the Southern California championship in his junior year. He was also a recipient of a Ralph Bunche Alumni Scholarship and actively participated in the Alumni Scholars Club. Matt is a UCLA Alumni Association Sustaining Donor.