Scholarship Limits?

[RedCap_rivals330392]

So since available scholarships are very limited for a small recruiting class this year, will Nebraska follow the BYU lead and now fully fund several "walk on" additions of scholarship worthy players with NIL? Are some Nebraska businesses going to step up to the challenge?

 

[Dean Pope]

.... will Nebraska follow the BYU lead and now fully fund several "walk on" additions of scholarship worthy players with NIL? Are some Nebraska businesses going to step up to the challenge?

I could see that happening. It would be fascinating to see how it all would play out. One legit way to handle it in my opinion would be for a company to reward NIL money to a walk on who is already here and "earns" the free ride. But others will probably like to see the NIL dollars go to a new recruit who was a fringe scholarship prospect-- in that case, I would be expect that kid lose his NIL money if he doesn't get a lot of playing time in the first two years unless it was an in-state Nebraska kid "sponsored" by a local business.

 

[RedCap_rivals330392]

I could see that happening. It would be fascinating to see how it all would play out. One legit way to handle it in my opinion would be for a company to reward NIL money to a walk on who is already here and "earns" the free ride. But others will probably like to see the NIL dollars go to a new recruit who was a fringe scholarship prospect-- in that case, I would be expect that kid lose his NIL money if he doesn't get a lot of playing time in the first two years unless it was an in-state Nebraska kid "sponsored" by a local business.

BUT you don't just have to limit walk on recruiting to the more marginal players, now you could recruit as many star players as you want as walk ons with a guaranteed a full ride through NIL. Just need to line up the NIL sponsors.

 

[HUSKERFAN66]

It's the wild wild west folks. If you can dream it you can do it. Not sure anything is illegal anymore

 

[dinglefritz]

BUT you don't just have to limit walk on recruiting to the more marginal players, now you could recruit as many star players as you want as walk ons with a guaranteed a full ride through NIL. Just need to line up the NIL sponsors.

Nebraska state law prohibits NU from soliciting NIL money for players. In theory random fans or boosters could sign walk ons for promotional purposes but the athletic department can't line that up. I'm not sure if a booster group could line it up or not but I think that would be prohibited as well. I suspect with what that booster is doing at BYU our state law may change.

 

[NikkiSixx_rivals269993]

wouldn't they simply have to put up a go fund me page?

 

[RedCap_rivals330392]

Nebraska state law prohibits NU from soliciting NIL money for players. In theory random fans or boosters could sign walk ons for promotional purposes but the athletic department can't line that up. I'm not sure if a booster group could line it up or not but I think that would be prohibited as well. I suspect with what that booster is doing at BYU our state law may change.

I'm sure there are clever ways around the law.

 

[Dean Pope]

BUT you don't just have to limit walk on recruiting to the more marginal players, now you could recruit as many star players as you want as walk ons with a guaranteed a full ride through NIL. Just need to line up the NIL sponsors.

I realize that but unless recruiting takes a major upswing. In a typical year, Frost is already dipping into the Plan B and C recruiting pools-- the 3 star, the 4 star who is seen as lazy or a character risk, the injured 4 star, etc. Those guys, typically out of state guys that nobody has heard of before, I would think would be on a short leash. If I ran a company and paid big money to a guy who wasn't quite good enough to be a regular recruit, I would expect that kid to produce in a couple years. But that's just me. Maybe others with major cash are less conservative with their money.

One question- would most companies pull back from donating to other areas at the university in order to fund some extra football players? Or would this money usually be in addition to what they already give?

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

I believe the BYU booster only paying for players that are currently on the roster roster. I don’t think a booster can send some money to the school to pay for a random future NIL. That is a contract between company and individual

 

[RedCap_rivals330392]

I believe the BYU booster only paying for players that are currently on the roster roster. I don’t think a booster can send some money to the school to pay for a random future NIL. That is a contract between company and individual

Well those challenges can be easily circumvented. If the SEC could get away with all the previous illegal money then certainly it will be 100's of times easier to figure it out when it basically has been made legal. As I understand it, any individual kid can sign or enter into any legal financial agreement with any company now for use of his likeness. And if it need be, a "gentlemen's agreement" is always temporarily possible until a kid walks on to the team but I don't see that as necessary.

 

[RedCap_rivals330392]

I realize that but unless recruiting takes a major upswing. In a typical year, Frost is already dipping into the Plan B and C recruiting pools-- the 3 star, the 4 star who is seen as lazy or a character risk, the injured 4 star, etc. Those guys, typically out of state guys that nobody has heard of before, I would think would be on a short leash. If I ran a company and paid big money to a guy who wasn't quite good enough to be a regular recruit, I would expect that kid to produce in a couple years. But that's just me. Maybe others with major cash are less conservative with their money.

One question- would most companies pull back from donating to other areas at the university in order to fund some extra football players? Or would this money usually be in addition to what they already give?

Well that's the thing. Before we've been competing at an unfair advantage vs. SEC teams willing to shovel out illegal money from boosters under the table. Historically we've lost some recruits to those shenanigans. Now money can be legally doled out on our behalf to level the field a bit.

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

Well those challenges can be easily circumvented. If the SEC could get away with all the previous illegal money then certainly it will be 100's of times easier to figure it out when it basically has been made legal. As I understand it, any individual kid can sign or enter into any legal financial agreement with any company now for use of his likeness. And if it need be, a "gentlemen's agreement" is always temporarily possible until a kid walks on to the team but I don't see that as necessary.

And if Nebraska was at all interested in winning football games, they could talk boosters into giving more handouts than they do.

I believe everyone cheats, where it becomes a problem is how much of that cheating does a school want exposed to the everyday media. Some don't care, some care more than others and some care so much that they pretend it doesn't happen.

 

[Huskerfan2112]

I realize that but unless recruiting takes a major upswing. In a typical year, Frost is already dipping into the Plan B and C recruiting pools-- the 3 star, the 4 star who is seen as lazy or a character risk, the injured 4 star, etc. Those guys, typically out of state guys that nobody has heard of before, I would think would be on a short leash. If I ran a company and paid big money to a guy who wasn't quite good enough to be a regular recruit, I would expect that kid to produce in a couple years. But that's just me. Maybe others with major cash are less conservative with their money.

One question- would most companies pull back from donating to other areas at the university in order to fund some extra football players? Or would this money usually be in addition to what they already give?

Just win and the rest will solve itself

 

[Big10domination]

I'm sure there are clever ways around the law.

Yeppers. The rule-of-law is pretty much gone. See Nov 2020 for more on this topic.

 

[redwine65]

This is definitely a wake up call for the pass happy top brass, to pry open that wallet and get that joe montana/rice combo, on up to Nebraska, via NIL.

I don't want to win enough to be placed on NCAA probation, I just want to win enough to warrant an investigation.
Bob Devaney, former Nebraska coach