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Former Heisman Winner Gives Interesting Advice to College Athletes about NIL
NIL has altered just about every aspect of college athletics, but one area that doesn’t get as much attention is how athletes are beginning postpone turning pro in order to secure greater NIL deals by staying in college an extra year. This has become a very big topic of discussion in and around college sports, […]
NIL has altered just about every aspect of college athletics, but one area that doesn’t get as much attention is how athletes are beginning postpone turning pro in order to secure greater NIL deals by staying in college an extra year.
This has become a very big topic of discussion in and around college sports, especially when it comes to big time college football. Former Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers was at the center of this discussion recently, as he decided to turn down what would have been a very lucrative NIL package for 2025 in order to enter the NFL Draft early.
Ewers would ultimately go on to be selected in the seventh round by the Miami Dolphins, which left many onlookers puzzled as to why he would decide to take what’s certainly a massive pay decrease by entering the draft early.
Former Heisman Trophy winner and Auburn Tigers’ legend Cam Newton was asked his opinion on the situation during a recent episode of his 4th and 1 podcast, and he some rather interesting things to say on the matter.
“I’ve said it time and time again, NIL was just supposed to be a tool for athletes in college to have a comfortble experience in college,” Newton said. “This is not forever money. NIL money will never compare to what the NFL money is. We are so miseducated about what NIL money is guaranteed and what’s not.”
Newton has always been very outspoken on his views surrounding NIL, and how it is effecting college football. For him, it’s all about looking out for what’s in the best interest of the athletes. In his view that, means taking your chances in the NFL draft, and getting to that coveted second contract.
“Anybody will tell you that the real generational money comes in your second NFL contract,” Newton continued. “That’s not going to be given to you, but if you earn the right to get your second contract then that’s when the real comfort comes.”
As a former NFL MVP and first overall draft pick, Newton certainly has the credentials and experience to back up what he is saying. That being said, it’s hard to imagine many athletes deciding to forgo substantial NIL pay days just to enter the draft early and potentially fall into the later rounds.
It’s just become part of the ever growing influence that NIL has on college sports, and for athletes it’s something that each individual will have to weigh on his or her own moving forward.
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‘Our Sport is in a Great Place’
Share Tweet Share Share Email Former Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley is no stranger to freezing-cold takes. On Sunday, however, Riley provided a quote about the current college football landscape that may wind up in the rancid opinion Hall of Fame. Despite the awful state of modern college football, Riley believes the sport is in […]
Former Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley is no stranger to freezing-cold takes.
On Sunday, however, Riley provided a quote about the current college football landscape that may wind up in the rancid opinion Hall of Fame.
Despite the awful state of modern college football, Riley believes the sport is in a great place.
“Are there some changes that I understand people are having a hard time coming to grips with? Sure,” Riley said. “Again, I get it. But the alternative is pretty darn good. It’s creating some incredible matchups and seeing how the Playoff played out this year, and, obviously, that’s going to continue to evolve and just get, I think, better.”
“Our sport’s in a great place, and I think anybody that thinks anything other than that — I know there’s a lot going on with scheduling,” Riley continued. “I know everybody’s got an opinion on NIL, rev share, and the settlement. I get it. There’s all that stuff. Listen, we just sat through 10 days of Big Ten meetings where that’s all we’re listening to, but despite all that, we still have one of the greatest products in the greatest sport in the world. Let’s not forget that.”
Whether Riley cares to admit it or not, the fact that anyone believes the state of the sport is in a great space right now is blasphemous at best. Between NIL issues, House Settlement conversations, eligibility concerns, and more, college football has taken a turn for the worse.
Will things get better? Only time will tell, but with the trajectory the game is moving in as of late, that doesn’t exactly seem like the right path forward.
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Pat Garrity reveals how Notre Dame basketball will approach NIL
It’s now been three years in a row without a trip to the NCAA Tournament for Notre Dame. That’s something that new GM Pat Garrity is hoping to quickly find a way to change. One major challenge that Garrity knows he’s going to need to address if he wants to get the program back on […]
It’s now been three years in a row without a trip to the NCAA Tournament for Notre Dame. That’s something that new GM Pat Garrity is hoping to quickly find a way to change.
One major challenge that Garrity knows he’s going to need to address if he wants to get the program back on track is NIL. It’s now massively important to how rosters are built in college athletics, and he knows Notre Dame needs a good approach to it to succeed.
“This summer, I think, is maybe a bad example to develop any thoughts on it,” Pat Garrity said. “Because it was probably the most unregulated that it’ll ever be. You had kind of the ending of the collective era and everyone preparing for the revenue-sharing era.”
Pat Garrity is referencing the House Settlement. Once that is approved, there will be revenue sharing with student-athletes coming to college athletics. NIL is likely going to morph again in some way at that point, though it will still exist alongside that revenue sharing.
This means there are more factors for athletes to consider when choosing a school. Garrity wants to emphasize those decisions and what someone puts value on. That means emphasizing long-term value besides the immediate financial value.
“I think the larger perspective that I have on it is there are a lot of student-athletes that are making good decisions for them, that they’re rewarded financially,” Garrity said. “But they’re also gonna get through college connected to a place and being remembered at a place. And I think there are a lot of people that are making short-term decisions that maybe financially look good now, but maybe looking back in 10 years, they’re asking, ‘What am I left with? Where was really my home? What am I remembered for?’”
Garrity acknowledged that the financial aspect is real and a part of how things are going to be dealt with moving forward. Still, he thinks that the best way to sell a program is still with what it can offer besides the money.
“So, I think that’s one of the big things that we gotta focus on here, just in terms of retention, is just selling the point that there’s the money aspect of this thing. It’s just a reality in college sports right now, but there’s more to that. Being remembered as an all-time great at a college means something when you hang it up, eventually,” Garrity said. “And, so I think that we have to be able to demonstrate to our student-athletes that we can get you there, and that’s ultimately the important thing. And that includes bringing the past all-time greats around to get that message across.”
Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Pat Garrity played at Notre Dame and in the NBA. He’d later go on to work in the Detroit Pistons front office, including as the assistant general manager. Now, he hopes to bring the Irish back to prominence.
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Texas A&M Star QB Inks NIL Deal with Private Jet Company For Key Charitable Cause
Though Name, Image, and Likeness is often criticized through the current era of chaos college sports have found themselves in, NIL is very often used for good as well. That was the case this week in a new deal for Texas A&M Aggies star quarterback Marcel Reed. Reed became the fourth college athlete to sign […]
Though Name, Image, and Likeness is often criticized through the current era of chaos college sports have found themselves in, NIL is very often used for good as well.
That was the case this week in a new deal for Texas A&M Aggies star quarterback Marcel Reed.
Reed became the fourth college athlete to sign an NIL deal with a private jet company after headlines were made by former Texas Longhorns star Quinn Ewers, former Georgia Bulldogs and current Miami Hurricanes gunslinger Carson Beck, and former Ole Miss Rebels signal caller Jaxson Dart.
Reed’s deal with ENG Aviation is different from his predecessors though and has a charitable impact tied to it.
According to Boardroom, the partnership between Reed and ENG has a goal of raising awareness for organ donation.
ENG is a premium private jet service, however they also fly organ transplants to hospitals all over the country in order to give those who are in desperate medical states the best chance possible at survival.
On their website, ENG describes their operation in organ donation to “enable transplant centers to minimize the time the organ is in transit and maximized successful patient outcomes.”
Reed is going to be sharing ways fans can become organ donors as part of the deal and is even going to be visiting a hospital in the city of Houston this summer in order to meet with both organ donors and recipients as well as medical teams who make these modern miracles happen.
The Aggies star is entering what will be his redshirt sophomore season and first full year going into the campaign as the undisputed starting quarterback in College Station.
Last year, he racked up 1,864 passing yards and 15 touchdowns along with 543 rushing yards and another seven scores on the ground.
Hopes are high this season for Reed to take the next step as a quarterback, and clearly he is using his newfound major platform to make a big impact in the world outside of the football field as well.
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The NIL revolution
In the summer of 1991, the year before one of UTEP’s most successful basketball seasons, an investigation roiled the university’s athletics department when it determined that a slew of violations were committed against NCAA regulations. 0
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Pat Garrity reveals how Notre Dame basketball will approach NIL
It’s now been three years in a row without a trip to the NCAA Tournament for Notre Dame. That’s something that new GM Pat Garrity is hoping to quickly find a way to change. One major challenge that Garrity knows he’s going to need to address if he wants to get the program back on […]
It’s now been three years in a row without a trip to the NCAA Tournament for Notre Dame. That’s something that new GM Pat Garrity is hoping to quickly find a way to change.
One major challenge that Garrity knows he’s going to need to address if he wants to get the program back on track is NIL. It’s now massively important to how rosters are built in college athletics, and he knows Notre Dame needs a good approach to it to succeed.
“This summer, I think, is maybe a bad example to develop any thoughts on it,” Pat Garrity said. “Because it was probably the most unregulated that it’ll ever be. You had kind of the ending of the collective era and everyone preparing for the revenue-sharing era.”
Pat Garrity is referencing the House Settlement. Once that is approved, there will be revenue sharing with student-athletes coming to college athletics. NIL is likely going to morph again in some way at that point, though it will still exist alongside that revenue sharing.
This means there are more factors for athletes to consider when choosing a school. Garrity wants to emphasize those decisions and what someone puts value on. That means emphasizing long-term value besides the immediate financial value.
“I think the larger perspective that I have on it is there are a lot of student-athletes that are making good decisions for them, that they’re rewarded financially,” Garrity said. “But they’re also gonna get through college connected to a place and being remembered at a place. And I think there are a lot of people that are making short-term decisions that maybe financially look good now, but maybe looking back in 10 years, they’re asking, ‘What am I left with? Where was really my home? What am I remembered for?’”
Garrity acknowledged that the financial aspect is real and a part of how things are going to be dealt with moving forward. Still, he thinks that the best way to sell a program is still with what it can offer besides the money.
“So, I think that’s one of the big things that we gotta focus on here, just in terms of retention, is just selling the point that there’s the money aspect of this thing. It’s just a reality in college sports right now, but there’s more to that. Being remembered as an all-time great at a college means something when you hang it up, eventually,” Garrity said. “And, so I think that we have to be able to demonstrate to our student-athletes that we can get you there, and that’s ultimately the important thing. And that includes bringing the past all-time greats around to get that message across.”
Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Pat Garrity played at Notre Dame and in the NBA. He’d later go on to work in the Detroit Pistons front office, including as the assistant general manager. Now, he hopes to bring the Irish back to prominence.
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Arizona State Football Star Uses NIL to Honor Legend Pat Tillman on Memorial Day
As if star quarterback Sam Leavitt had any trouble winning over the Arizona State Sun Devils fan base before, his latest off-the-field move will have him in everyone’s good favor. Broadcaster Blake Niemann for Fox 10 Phoenix shared that Leavitt was making a personal donation of $15,000 to the Pat Tillman Foundation. It was a […]
As if star quarterback Sam Leavitt had any trouble winning over the Arizona State Sun Devils fan base before, his latest off-the-field move will have him in everyone’s good favor.
Broadcaster Blake Niemann for Fox 10 Phoenix shared that Leavitt was making a personal donation of $15,000 to the Pat Tillman Foundation. It was a very nice use of his NIL funds, giving back to one of the school’s most storied heroes.
It is no coincidence that this is taking place on Memorial Day weekend, with Leavitt choosing a great way to show his respect.
Tillman played from 1994 to 1997 with the Sun Devils where he was an All-American and Defensive Player of the Year. He was taken in the seventh-round of the 1998 NFL draft by Arizona Cardinals.
Rather than signing a second contract with the Cardinals, he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2022. He tragically died two years later and has been etched into the football history books since.
The foundation in his honor focuses on helping military veterans and their spouses through scholarships and leadership programs.
Leavitt’s generous donation will go a long way and further ingratiates himself as one of the program’s top players in recent history.
The 20-year-old enjoyed a breakout redshirt freshman year with 2,885 yards with 24 touchdowns to just six interceptions while completing 61.7% of his passes.
He also got it done on the ground when needed with 443 rushing yards and five more touchdowns. After the season, he was named the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and was on the All-Big 12 second team.
Leavitt had transferred in as a three-star quarterback after spending one year with the Michigan State Spartans.
It likely would have worked out well for him to enter the transfer portal again after 2024, but he decided to stick it out with Kenny Dillingham at Arizona State.
Now he is projected to be a potential draft pick in 2026 if he can build upon what he showed last season.
On3Sports’ NIL Valuation rankings has him as the No. 11 highest-earning college athlete with $3 million. That would make him the eighth-highest in college football.
That level of stardom is unprecedented with the Sun Devils, but just goes to show how much Dillingham has changed the culture in just a couple of years.
After a surprise run through the Big 12 Championship to the College Football Playoff, Arizona State will be expected to be a top team again in 2026.
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