[pefloresjr]

Not the first time this has happened:

https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/jade..._permalink (Should be in front of the paywall)

In the rapidly evolving landscape of college sports, where athletes can now rake in money off their name, image and likeness but can’t directly be paid to play, Jaden Rashada has emerged as the poster child for everything that could possibly go wrong.

He was a star quarterback lured to a big-time school with the promise of millions of dollars in endorsements. Then the deal fell apart, leaving Rashada with limited options and no money in his pocket.

Now, following a rocky two years during which he missed out on the possibility of a life-changing fortune, Rashada is lifting the veil on the seedy underbelly of recruiting in the NIL era.

On Tuesday, Rashada sued the University of Florida’s head football coach, an administrator and a top donor in federal court, alleging they fraudulently induced him to abandon a lucrative offer from another program to sign with the Gators instead.

Looks like when the NIL deal fell through, he went to ASU, where he played in three games but got injured.  He then transferred to Georgia, but it looks like he is fourth on the depth chart.

Someone can explain why this is good for student athletes.

BC

None of this is meant for any student. The term "student athlete" was popular a long long time ago and really doesn't apply anymore. They are now simply athletes who have the opportunity to get paid while they attend school. Feel free to keep beating the drum, but the goals and rules have all changed.

Sure.  But they haven't really changed the structure of the teams being part of a university with other, broader goals.  If they were all just pro leagues of different levels, the pure "get all you can get" model makes sense.  But very few people attend semi-pro sporting events.  For me and my affiliation with Stanford, I don't really want to have pro teams that use Stanford as their marketing hook while having little to do with Stanford.  The pure capitalistic model really has no need for the athletes to attend school at all.  I still follow Stanford sports and have season tickets to three sports.  However, I am likely to drop that participation as the model shifts to the pure capitalist, non-student structure.  I will then just spend my money on the actual pros like the Giants, Niners, and Warriors.

Cheers,
Pete F.

[pefloresjr]

Not the first time this has happened:

https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/jade..._permalink (Should be in front of the paywall)

In the rapidly evolving landscape of college sports, where athletes can now rake in money off their name, image and likeness but can’t directly be paid to play, Jaden Rashada has emerged as the poster child for everything that could possibly go wrong.

He was a star quarterback lured to a big-time school with the promise of millions of dollars in endorsements. Then the deal fell apart, leaving Rashada with limited options and no money in his pocket.

Now, following a rocky two years during which he missed out on the possibility of a life-changing fortune, Rashada is lifting the veil on the seedy underbelly of recruiting in the NIL era.

On Tuesday, Rashada sued the University of Florida’s head football coach, an administrator and a top donor in federal court, alleging they fraudulently induced him to abandon a lucrative offer from another program to sign with the Gators instead.

Looks like when the NIL deal fell through, he went to ASU, where he played in three games but got injured.  He then transferred to Georgia, but it looks like he is fourth on the depth chart.

Someone can explain why this is good for student athletes.

BC

None of this is meant for any student. The term "student athlete" was popular a long long time ago and really doesn't apply anymore. They are now simply athletes who have the opportunity to get paid while they attend school. Feel free to keep beating the drum, but the goals and rules have all changed.

Sure.  But they haven't really changed the structure of the teams being part of a university with other, broader goals.  If they were all just pro leagues of different levels, the pure "get all you can get" model makes sense.  But very few people attend semi-pro sporting events.  For me and my affiliation with Stanford, I don't really want to have pro teams that use Stanford as their marketing hook while having little to do with Stanford.  The pure capitalistic model really has no need for the athletes to attend school at all.  I still follow Stanford sports and have season tickets to three sports.  However, I am likely to drop that participation as the model shifts to the pure capitalist, non-student structure.  I will then just spend my money on the actual pros like the Giants, Niners, and Warriors.

Cheers,
Pete F.