The Washington State Cougars “have lost 12 players to the [transfer] portal since the end of their regular season” because they’re unable to out-pay the other schools (Clark 2). When college athletes receive money for advertisements and endorsements because of their name, money outmatches some coaches that worked hard to recruit kids. College athletes should not be paid for their name, image, and likeness.
Every athlete's goal when going to play sports in college: make it to the pros. Why make college so similar to professional? In college football, “[m]ore than 1,500 players were in the transfer portal as of Tuesday” (Johnson 2). Entering the transfer portal can often be compared to free agency in the NFL or the NBA. Athletes leave their college and consider their options on where to further their education and athletic career. This is often when players can be offered deals and money to come play at a certain school. Some people believe it’s a “[f]lawed
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Players are attracted by great coaches, which means the coaches are rewarded for being skilled, in the form of talented players. Traditionally, “coaches who are socially effective will be able to identify and leverage [recruits]” (Magnusen and Todd 14). When schools “[dangle] NIL packages in front of players”, the skilled and hardworking coaches lose the recruiting battle to money (Clark 2). NIL (name, image, and likeness), an acronym that represents money paid to current and incoming college athletes. Offering athletes money should not downgrade the great coaches when recruiting. If recruiting becomes a money war, the NCAA would split. If the school has loads of money, they will acquire multiple talented recruits. If they don’t have enough to afford athletes, they will be lucky to stay in Division 1. Great coaches should be able to leverage recruits because of their skill, not