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Brink had a pretty lucrative NIL deal, and Stanford was willing to shell out mid-six figures to keep Iriafen but got outbid by USC.  So, I don't think it is solely a question of not being prepared to pay NIL but rather a question of how to allocate the money.

Also, discussion of NIL payments will be moot going forward once the House Settlement is in place.  As I understand the settlement, players will still be able to get NIL payments for actual use of their name, image or likeness but will not be able to be funneled money by a collective just to play at a particular school.  Schools will be able to pay athletes directly (a bit north of $20 million/year) but that will need to be divided amongst all athletes, so paying a top high school recruit who is currently on the bench behind an all-American player just so they don't go elsewhere will be a tough sell.

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Brink had a pretty lucrative NIL deal, and Stanford was willing to shell out mid-six figures to keep Iriafen but got outbid by USC.  So, I don't think it is solely a question of not being prepared to pay NIL but rather a question of how to allocate the money.

Also, discussion of NIL payments will be moot going forward once the House Settlement is in place.  As I understand the settlement, players will still be able to get NIL payments for actual use of their name, image or likeness but will not be able to be funneled money by a collective just to play at a particular school.  Schools will be able to pay athletes directly (a bit north of $20 million/year) but that will need to be divided amongst all athletes, so paying a top high school recruit who is currently on the bench behind an all-American player just so they don't go elsewhere will be a tough sell.

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