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Will NIL ruin College Football?

What was supposed to be an opportunity for the players to make money from their name and brand has now turned into many shady backroom deals to the highest bidder. Schools like Texas and Texas A&M, with unlimited funds, move money through wealthy alumni businesses to the players, acting as a sponsorship. The recruiting process, which was once focused on how they would develop players to reach their full potential, is now mostly contract negotiations. Players transfer from good situations for promises that are often too good to be true. For the record, I think the players should be rewarded and paid for their name and brand, but there has to be some better regulation for NIL. Otherwise, the already shrinking parity in CFB will be gone.

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