Let's be real, many college athletics have been getting paid in one form, or another, excluding college scholarships, for many years. It may have been indirectly or under the table.The difference is some college athletic programs have been caught while others have not been. The NIL is a major game changer. At least most of the payouts will be above the table, with some still being paid under the table. The best of high schoolandporyal recruits will demand the higher dollars. The idea of coming to Tennessee, Texas, LSU, Oklahoma, or Georgia based upon name recognition, or athletic history, will mean little to many athletes if it does not provide a particular financial benefit. Basically, we have a situation of out bidding other schools for the services of top high school recruits and those in the portal. You might say you can't promise an athletic more than a full scholarship and medical, yes you are right, however, donors with deep pockets associated with the top universities are known by these athletics, again based on general knowledge or someone accidently, LOL
, name dropping. Also deep pocket donors like Nike, Addias, Under Armor can contact athletes before they make a choice, as long as they do not make it a requirement that they attend a particular college or university. Let's face it, these athletes know the right university, or college, to attend for the biggest dollar bang for their services. If the University of Tennessee want to remain at the top of the recruitment food chain, they will need to be associated with donors with deep NIL pockets.
