Recently read where the Ohio St athletic director stated they will be needing to reduce funding in several sports then reallocate those savings into certain sports' players to ensure they compete at the highest levels. This from a university with one of the highest athletic department budgets in the country. The athletic department leaders must decide in order to fully fund women's softball at higher levels, what other women's sports funding is decreased? Same question goes for men's sports. Painful but necessary. Some things gotta give.
When you are flat out paying a kid to play, it is no longer Name, Image, Likeness.
It’s semi pro sports.
If you're "investing" in NIL something is missing from your life. Paying kids so that your school can win a sporting event is just wrong, IMO.
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