The Bulldog Initiative
Supporting MSU Student-Athletes in Name, Image, Likeness rights
STARKVILLE – MSU Athletics announced that The Bulldog Initiative has been named the Official Collective of Mississippi State Athletics. This strategic sponsorship executed through LEARFIELD’s Bulldog Sports Properties will ensure Mississippi State student-athletes further capitalize on their name, image, and likeness opportunities. The Bulldog Initiative was created with the goal of helping MSU student-athletes promote the […]
Three days before Christmas, Bulldog Initiative athletes Nathaniel Watson, Jett Johnson, and Will Rogers treated 22 Starkville-area children each to $200 shopping spree at Academy Sports. Robbie Faulk of 247 Sports captured the moment with this article. WTVA News was also there to talk to some who participated: VIDEO – MSU football players give back […]
The Bulldog Initiative is joining the Fight for Literacy, a national campaign to impact the childhood literacy crisis through the power of sports. In doing so, also provides contributors with a tax-deductible option for benefiting MSU student-athletes who use their platforms to promote this worthwhile cause. “Over the past several months, we have been pleased […]
For the past few months, The Bulldog Initiative has worked behind the scenes to build support for its efforts through its private fundraising phase. Today, those efforts turned more public as The Initiative launched its website that includes a contributor portal for monthly, quarterly, annual and one-time donations. “During our initial phase, we have traveled […]
Founder Charlie Winfield formed The Bulldog Initiative with the mission of helping Mississippi State University student-athletes take advantage of their Name, Image and Likeness rights, which are now recognized by Mississippi law and NCAA policies. The Initiative took its first step toward fulfilling that mission by announcing agreements with 11 MSU student-athletes: Jett Johnson, Will […]
Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) has been at the forefront of the college sports world the past year. On a special edition of the Out of Left Field podcast, co-host Charlie Winfield discussed the history of court battles and legislation related to NIL rights and the changing framework that led to college athletes being allowed […]
