Name, image and likeness rules have created significant changes in the college football world.
Players making a profit from endorsement deals, charity work, etc. is good for college athletics. Where things get dicey is programs using NIL deals to persuade plays to attend their school. “Pay for play” was never the intention of the NIL rule.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban sounded off on how NIL caused the Crimson Tide to finish second in the 2022 recruiting rankings.
We were second in recruiting last year. A&M was first. A&M bought every player on their team. Made a deal for name, image and likeness. We didn’t buy one player. I don’t know if we’re going to be able to sustain that in the future because more and more people are doing it.
More regulations and rules need to be implemented to control the impact of NIL across all college athletics.
Saban’s comments created quite a reaction amongst the college football world.