[81alum]

Just below the article linked in the first post was one on current prices for college players. If this is truly how the game is being played now, I'm fine with Stanford bowing out:

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/premium-on-...er-portal/


Speaking to a number of operators in the space, On3 has learned the going rate for a starting offensive tackle or defensive linemen could start as low as $75,000 to $125,000 annually. Realistically, it’s only an initial number.

With teams desperate to land talent on the line, the number likely balloons. For an elite EDGE rusher, the starting price jumps to at least $200,000 and could easily reach $300,000. And all those numbers are before an athlete or their agent starts pitting schools against each other.

Thank you for opening my eyes to this, Cctop.  This is just revolting.  Non-profit, educational institutions shelling out more money for a defensive lineman than they pay to assistant professors really puts things in perspective.  Not that Stanford is quite there yet.  Oh, but of course the universities are not directly involved at all in paying their players, are they?

[81alum]

Just below the article linked in the first post was one on current prices for college players. If this is truly how the game is being played now, I'm fine with Stanford bowing out:

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/premium-on-...er-portal/


Speaking to a number of operators in the space, On3 has learned the going rate for a starting offensive tackle or defensive linemen could start as low as $75,000 to $125,000 annually. Realistically, it’s only an initial number.

With teams desperate to land talent on the line, the number likely balloons. For an elite EDGE rusher, the starting price jumps to at least $200,000 and could easily reach $300,000. And all those numbers are before an athlete or their agent starts pitting schools against each other.

Thank you for opening my eyes to this, Cctop.  This is just revolting.  Non-profit, educational institutions shelling out more money for a defensive lineman than they pay to assistant professors really puts things in perspective.  Not that Stanford is quite there yet.  Oh, but of course the universities are not directly involved at all in paying their players, are they?