UNC Football: The world of NIL is already out of control
A rival ACC head football coach made a bold statement about UNC football standout Drake Maye that shows the world of NIL is already out of control.
The Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) rules were put in place to allow student-athletes the opportunity to earn a profit off themselves.
However, as much as the student-athletes have benefitted, it has become a world of chaos as well, as programs around the country are using NIL deals as bidding wars to acquire top talent.
One of the best examples is UNC football’s star quarterback Drake Maye.
After a stellar redshirt freshman season, many wondered if Maye would explore other options. The Tar Heels quarterback shot the speculation down, as he stated he would stay in Chapel Hill.
Even though he’s committed to staying with the UNC football program, that hasn’t stopped others from trying to lure him away from North Carolina.
In a radio appearance on 93.7 The Fan, Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi made a bold statement regarding what some schools have offered to Maye.
Pitt Head Coach Pat Narduzzi says on @937theFan that he's heard 2 schools offered UNC QB Drake Maye $5 million to transfer. Wont's say who. But he knows who. Wow. Says it's gotten out of control and it's only going to get worse. Quote: "It's a sad, sad deal."
— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) December 20, 2022
Although he wouldn’t say which schools it was, Narduzzi stated that two programs offered Maye $5 million to transfer. He went on to say that it has gotten out of control, and “is only going to get worse.”
For a college student, being offered that much money is a very enticing, life-changing opportunity. Maye is certainly not alone, as plenty of other players have most likely been offered big money deals to transfer to another program, and plenty has taken advantage of what’s in front of them.
However, this is very bad for college athletics, as top-tier programs have plenty of resources to poach away top talent from other schools. The bigger issue is the tampering that’s going on with players who aren’t even in the transfer portal: even though it’s very likely that outside sources are reaching out, it doesn’t mean that it’s justified at all.
You can’t blame a young college student for jumping at the opportunity to make money: heck, I think a lot of us would have jumped at the offers that Drake Maye had on the table. This is an issue on the administrative side of things, as we currently are seeing free agency among college sports.
The NCAA must step in and address these issues. If they don’t, we’re just going to see an even bigger problem that will be very difficult to fix.
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