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

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No. That would be pay for play. Which is not allowed.

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The contacts are strictly for the use of the player’s name, image or likeness. As you said, they can’t be “pay for play” contracts (though, in effect, that’s why the contact is offered). They can’t even tie a player to a specific school. For instance, the contract can’t have a clause that it’s only in effect if the player plays for a specific school.

This is why most of the contracts are very short in their effective term. No LSU booster wants to be on the hook to pay a kid that left mid contract and now plays for Alabama. Yet, that could happen if the contact was years in length.

The only disincentive to transferring was the sit out penalty. That’s gone. The NCAA tried to at least limit the transferring by forcing 2X transfers to sit out a year. However, fans/coaches couldn’t see the forest for the trees. They wanted 2x transfers eligible immediately (see LSU fans with Jalen Cook and MANY other players). Well, those short-sighted folks got what they wanted. There is going to be no prohibition on transferring. That means countless players will be perpetually looking to “renegotiate” their deals.