re: UNLV (3-0) starting QB leaves program immediately over NIL

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Some P5 will take him. Schools are desperate

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When it comes out that the NIL agreement was verbal and the deal makers decided not to pay then he can go wherever he wants and UNLV is screwed.

I think this is the most likely scenario with the info we have right now. The school's statement was very legalese in which they never said they paid him his agreed upon NIL.

so he was promised atleast 6 figures but didn’t get this deal in writing?
his NIL agent is shite

Looks like his NIL rep is doing damage control.

Dude sucks anyways if they had the QB from last year they'd be way better

You don't get a bunch of stuff saying that all payment has been made

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Yes. If you sign a contract under your own free will, you honor it.

If you do not, you are most decidedly lacking in character.

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How many coaches leave before fulfilling the full term of their contract? How many try to leverage new contracts after on 2-3 years of a long contract? That's pretty standard practice among coaches.

The difference here is the kid quitting on his team midseason. I don't ever recall a situation where a coach stop coaching midseason because he was unhappy with his deal.

It will be very interesting to find out the REAL story. If he was promised certain things to sign with UNLV and they have failed to live up to their end of the bargain, then I understand him walking. However, if he's bailing because UNLV is choosing to not "renegotiate" during the season that is a whole other can of worms that should make this kid persona non grata.

Finally, if the "reports" are true that another school offered more money and he quickly (or eventually) signs with that school, then this is going to set a VERY bad precedent an invite much more of this. Remember, likely high draft picks "opting out" of bowl game was initially very rare. Now, great and marginal players alike aren't playing in bowl games. It's essentially rendered them even more meaningless.

If kids see they can leverage three freaking games into a bigger payday by taking this approach...they will

So who tampered?


If it wasn't for gambling, this would kill interest at most schools not perennial top15

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Quinn and Arch go down. Texas offers Nussmeier 3 million to finish the season.

A scenario like that is coming with a lawsuit to instantly transfer and be able to play.

It has to change. Unfettered no limitations free agency is unsustainable.

There has to be a middle ground. Take a single cent of NIL? You’re locked into that school for 2 seasons or you owe penalties. And the school is locked into you for that time.

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The NIL deals can't be tied to playing for a specific school *wink wink*. We all know that there's loopholes schools are using to work around that rule though.

But with the NCAA lawsuit settlement and schools having a pool of $20M to make direct payments to players starting next year, you're going to see actual contracts between schools and players for set number of years. So the player could still quit the team, but then the school could block him from playing elsewhere if they refused to grant him a release from his contract.

Of course it will be a shite show and an NCAA players union and collective bargaining seems inevitable in the near future. Though it will be interesting to see how a players union avoids massive infighting between the different interests involved when football players want all of the pie to themselves or when women's basketball players think they deserve as much as the men's team. Or when non-revenue sports want their slice too.

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it seems like this all is a PR pissing contest
idk who to actually believe

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He was allegedly offered 100K and has only received 3K relocation assistance.

I think this is awesome and great for college football. Can't wait to see how all this unfolds.

Top coaches getting over 10m a year, creation of mega conferences, TV deals, gambling apps. frick it. Others are getting paid, players should go to the highest bidder.