Someone breakdown scholarships, NIL etc in plain terms.

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Scholarships - not all sports offer a “full ride”. Tuition, books, fees, room and board. Football does, Men’s and women’s basketball does. None of the other sports offer all that.

NIL - every school has NIL “donors” who they can call when there is an elite player the school wants. However, women have a much higher ceiling when it comes to actual/verifiable NIL, usually through social media. Example: 3 years ago, Instagram calculated a college athlete’s NIL value at 80 cents/follower/year. (Joe Burrow would have been worth $750,000 his last year here. Compared to Livvy Dunne who was worth millions).

Revenue sharing - all schools do it but there are lots of rumors that some sports will be left out in the future. (S.W. gave baseball $245K when the House settlement came out, that was raised to $450K after the NC. Verge recently upped it to over $1M. The top 10 SEC schools give over a million to baseball for revenue sharing).

Most believe the judges in the House settlement set things up to where college athletes will eventually be employees. The current model actually demands it (per FTC). We will see. If that happens, the schools are back in the driver’s seat. Good luck on developing a CBA with a bunch of HS students and college athletes.

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Scholarships (athletic aid): No, LSU (or any school) is not locked in for 4 years when a player signs in high school. Athletic scholarships are almost always one-year renewable agreements.

The school awards the scholarship for one academic year at a time. They must renew (or not) it annually, typically by early July for the next year.
During the current award period (e.g., once the academic year starts), the school generally cannot cancel or reduce it mid-year just because the player sucks, gets injured, or underperforms athletically. NCAA rules protect against that for performance/injury reasons during the term.

At renewal time, the coach/school can choose not to renew for basically any reason (poor performance, injury recovery issues, roster management, coaching changes, etc.), as long as it's not for prohibited reasons like retaliation. They can also reduce the amount.

Multi-year guarantees exist but are not the norm (some Power conference programs offer them more often now, but it's still not automatic). Verbal offers or "we'll take care of you for 4 years" pitches aren't binding.

Player can bolt via the transfer portal (with eligibility rules). The team can effectively "bolt" by non-renewing the scholarship at the end of the year. In practice, coaches often encourage underperformers to enter the portal rather than outright cutting them mid-year.This applies to baseball too. With new roster limits and scholarship increases under recent NCAA changes/settlements, programs have more flexibility but still manage via non-renewals.

NIL (Name, Image, Likeness): This is completely separate from the athletic scholarship. NIL deals are private contracts between the athlete (or their reps) and a brand, booster collective, or sometimes tied to the school indirectly.

Terms vary wildly by deal: Could be one year, multi-year, performance bonuses, per-appearance, etc. There's no standard "LSU offers $5M" structure — it's whatever the parties negotiate.
Many NIL deals (especially big collective ones for roster retention) are structured year-to-year or tied to eligibility/participation at the school.

Termination: Contracts usually have clauses allowing either side to end it for breach, or "for convenience." Schools/collectives often have broad discretion to terminate or reduce payments if the player transfers, underperforms expectations, violates terms, or harms the brand. Athletes might have penalties (buyouts) for leaving early.

If the player "sucks," the collective/school can often stop future payments or not renew the next deal without being "on the hook" long-term, assuming the contract allows it. It's not like employment with strong protections.

LSU baseball transfers example: LSU (and other programs) can bring in transfers with scholarships + NIL promises. If they flop:The scholarship can be non-renewed at year-end (subject to the rules above).
The NIL depends on the specific contract — many are designed to be flexible or have outs for the payer. Collectives/schools aren't stuck paying millions for multiple years to a bust; they structure deals to mitigate risk. Recent changes (roster limits, direct payments under settlements) give programs more tools to manage rosters financially.

Bottom line: Schools/collectives have significant leverage at renewal time and via contract terms. Players have more mobility than before (portal + NIL), but neither side has ironclad multi-year guarantees in most cases. It's a business with annual (or shorter) evaluations. Always read the actual paperwork for specifics — verbal promises aren't worth much. Rules continue evolving with NCAA settlements.


j/k I'm a human, i copy/pasted the above from Grok

NIL deals are outside of LSU actually. If you get the exact data used we may have to kill you. Lol.

Ok so if a baseball guy comes in and bombs (like we had plenty this year) they can technically be shown the door and lsu isn’t on the hook for their remaining college career

And if you suck, bye bye scholly