re: “Lance Heard evaluating his role at LSU” per Kelly

This is where I think the NIL money gets too hazy. The NCAA’s approach is that private entities could pay players, but that the schools wouldn’t be involved. But now we have a guy apparently holding out for more money, which the school or coach, ostensibly, can’t give him.
I’m sure that the coaches can ask private donors behind the scenes to pony up some $$$$ for a specific player.
Isn’t this exactly where we were before NIL? The more things change, the more they stay the same.