Nick Saban said NIL deals were skewing the recruiting landscape — and those deals are the reason the Crimson Tide didn’t score the top class this year.
During the fiscal year ending in 2021, the NCAA reportedly spent millions of dollars on two less-than-successful investments.
The Tennessee native won the 2021 individual NCAA national championship as a freshman. Her other NIL deals include Beats by Dre, Ping, Whistle Sports, and Six Star Pro Nutrition.
On Monday, the NCAA published its first update to those guidelines aimed at curbing boosters from providing — or even offering — NIL deals to recruits. There will be lawsuits.