It's all about getting a dollar while they can. Most will never play another down after their Senior Season and the ones that get drafted seldom last more than a year or two in the pro's. These young men are in some cases the cash cow for their family, friends, handlers and who knows who else is in their ear. Anytime the potential to make a dollar is there people will take it and these guys are put in a situation to not always choose what is best for them but what they think is best for everybody around them. The sad part is the sob stories of lost riches by some won't come out for five or ten years. The NIL deals have made the under the table cash legal now and the transfer portal, the way it is today, is a ridiculous byproduct.