More NIL for Texas

[HuskerWeatherman]

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This month alone, two NIL programs have been introduced that will make playing college football in Austin a lucrative endeavor.

On Dec. 2, a group of prominent former athletes and donors introduced Clark Field Collective, a new initiative with an ultimate goal of creating the nation’s biggest fund for college athletes. It has an initial commitment of $10 million.

This week, a new non-profit organization, Horns with Heart, announced a sponsorship program that will guarantee $50,000 annually to offensive lineman to participate in charitable activities. College athletics expert Matt Brown, formerly of SB Nation and current publisher of Extra Points, called it the largest ‘guaranteed’ NIL deal he’s seen for a team so far.

It’s now totally possible that with all the NIL opportunities currently available a Texas football player can enter the NFL and take a pay cut. And you can be sure Texas will continue to build on this. Orangebloods founder Geoff Ketchum suggested today that the NIL opportunity surrounding former five-star quarterback Quinn Ewers would rival NFL first-round draft pick money. Per Ketchum, the weaponization of NIL is here — and the Longhorns have some ammo.

 

[RedStones]

This is just the start. Yet there are still those naive enough to believe this will be good for college football and it won't give anyone an advantage.

 

[Husker In Oklahoma]

Good for them. Again, NU better get with it. This is the times we are in. Stop giving money to the school, they have enough money, give it to the athletes.

 

[EastOfEden]

We can't compete with that. Simply can't. Nor can many other schools. In a short time there will be a tiering of schools along the lines of how much NIL they can promise players. We will not be in the top tier.

We'll see how it sorts itself out, but IMO it makes college football among the higher tiered NIL schools minor league professional football. College sports as we have known it in those schools will vanish.

It will return again, but not in the schools that can get the 4 and 5 star players with their high NILs. And that's OK. There will still be good competition among the lower tier, not so rich schools. We'll learn to live with it.

Those who think otherwise may proved to be right, and I hope they are. But I doubt it.