The NIL is out of control. The players now have agents that are negotiating contracts each year. The agents are contacting other schools and/or are being contacted by other schools each year, as they seek more money for their clients. The age of student athletes is over. College Football no longer exist, as most of the top 20 programs are now playing with rented talent that will next year be playing somewhere else. The only thing that shocks me is that one of our Freshmen stars has not been offered NFL Receiver pay already.
Years ago, players would sign four year Letters of Intent to attend a school and that is where they attended, If the player did what he was suppose to do, they stayed on scholarship. A few years ago players started signing one year contracts and if they were not performing, as the coaches wanted, after the end of one year the player was sent packing, looking for another school.
Division 1 athletes can indeed receive multi-year scholarships, including 4-year scholarships. This wasn't always the case, but a change in legislation from the NCAA in 2012 allowed Division 1 colleges to offer multi-year scholarships. Previously, athletic scholarships were typically awarded on a one-year basis and could be renewed or denied each year at the discretion of the coach or athletic department. The new rule allows for scholarships to be guaranteed for the duration of an athlete's collegiate career, protecting them even in the event of a coaching change, injury, or if the athlete underperforms.
However, it's important to note: that while the NCAA allows for multi-year scholarships, it doesn't require them. Coaches and athletic departments can still offer one-year renewable scholarships if they choose to. As an athlete, it's up to you and your family to closely examine your scholarship offer and understand its terms before signing a National Letter of Intent.
One tip for you is to be upfront with coaches about your preference for a multi-year scholarship during the recruiting process - that way, you can gauge their response and factor it into your decision-making. Be sure also to ask about what can lead to loss of scholarship - for example, some athletic scholarships may include academic stipulations that you need to meet.
Now, the worm has turned. With NIL if a player performs, at the end of each year, if he is a good player, twenty other college programs are coming to his agent offering more money. If a player thinks he is not getting enough playing time, he goes and looks for another deal. The answer is simple. The NCAA allows for players to receive four year contracts. The schools are going to have to start negotiating the contracts, when the player is signed with the school. If a player is a four or five star recruit, just offer him the four year contract out the shoot, then no one else can contact the player. Of course if the player is a bust, you lose. IF the recruit will not sign a four year contract, let him go somewhere else and then contact his agent after the player has proven himself. 90% of Freshmen, even five stars, do not play major roles their freshman year, and if they do they will be gone or asking for more money next year. Let someone else take the chance.
If you don't believe me, there are 300 FCS/FBS programs. There will be 6000 young men sign to play this year and next year there will be 2000 in the portal. Half the four and five star recruits will be in the portal, as none of these prima donas believe they are getting the playing time promised. Player development is out the window, because the young man you try to develop today will be playing somewhere else tomorrow. There are a limited number of schools that can pay a $30,000,000 payroll for college players and paying a freshman player a million dollar contract is not cost effective. We just had a Freshman DB, that was not a starter, allegedly offered $1,000,000* a year to transfer to a competing SEC school. Last year we lost a freshman All-American, a highly rated freshman recruit and a Remmington Award winning center, allegedly paid $7,000,000* between the three, to transfer to tOSU. I don't care how rich you think we are, we cannot compete with those numbers. We are just going to have to be smarter with recruiting and more creative, if we are going to develop players.
* I am not saying those numbers are accurate, that is just what was rumored.
Years ago, players would sign four year Letters of Intent to attend a school and that is where they attended, If the player did what he was suppose to do, they stayed on scholarship. A few years ago players started signing one year contracts and if they were not performing, as the coaches wanted, after the end of one year the player was sent packing, looking for another school.
Division 1 athletes can indeed receive multi-year scholarships, including 4-year scholarships. This wasn't always the case, but a change in legislation from the NCAA in 2012 allowed Division 1 colleges to offer multi-year scholarships. Previously, athletic scholarships were typically awarded on a one-year basis and could be renewed or denied each year at the discretion of the coach or athletic department. The new rule allows for scholarships to be guaranteed for the duration of an athlete's collegiate career, protecting them even in the event of a coaching change, injury, or if the athlete underperforms.
However, it's important to note: that while the NCAA allows for multi-year scholarships, it doesn't require them. Coaches and athletic departments can still offer one-year renewable scholarships if they choose to. As an athlete, it's up to you and your family to closely examine your scholarship offer and understand its terms before signing a National Letter of Intent.
One tip for you is to be upfront with coaches about your preference for a multi-year scholarship during the recruiting process - that way, you can gauge their response and factor it into your decision-making. Be sure also to ask about what can lead to loss of scholarship - for example, some athletic scholarships may include academic stipulations that you need to meet.
Now, the worm has turned. With NIL if a player performs, at the end of each year, if he is a good player, twenty other college programs are coming to his agent offering more money. If a player thinks he is not getting enough playing time, he goes and looks for another deal. The answer is simple. The NCAA allows for players to receive four year contracts. The schools are going to have to start negotiating the contracts, when the player is signed with the school. If a player is a four or five star recruit, just offer him the four year contract out the shoot, then no one else can contact the player. Of course if the player is a bust, you lose. IF the recruit will not sign a four year contract, let him go somewhere else and then contact his agent after the player has proven himself. 90% of Freshmen, even five stars, do not play major roles their freshman year, and if they do they will be gone or asking for more money next year. Let someone else take the chance.
If you don't believe me, there are 300 FCS/FBS programs. There will be 6000 young men sign to play this year and next year there will be 2000 in the portal. Half the four and five star recruits will be in the portal, as none of these prima donas believe they are getting the playing time promised. Player development is out the window, because the young man you try to develop today will be playing somewhere else tomorrow. There are a limited number of schools that can pay a $30,000,000 payroll for college players and paying a freshman player a million dollar contract is not cost effective. We just had a Freshman DB, that was not a starter, allegedly offered $1,000,000* a year to transfer to a competing SEC school. Last year we lost a freshman All-American, a highly rated freshman recruit and a Remmington Award winning center, allegedly paid $7,000,000* between the three, to transfer to tOSU. I don't care how rich you think we are, we cannot compete with those numbers. We are just going to have to be smarter with recruiting and more creative, if we are going to develop players.
* I am not saying those numbers are accurate, that is just what was rumored.
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