re: 85 man limit

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You can’t do this with any player who was “recruited” which is why the 85 absolutely DOES matter. Some random walk on that says I’ll play for your team if you can get me an NIL deal lined up isn’t the same as convincing an actual recruit to do that. And even if they did, if they took visits etc they would count against the 85

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I think you might be mistaken about this. The rule you are referencing applies to institutional financial aid (even if not athletics-related).

So if a recruited athlete is on an academic scholarship he still counts against the 85. NIL is not institutional aid, though. It’s not administered by the school. I don’t know how that rule can apply to NIL deals.

That said I do agree that there’s likely a limited pool of players willing to consider that type of arrangement.