DJ Lagway’s Florida flameout is a brutal reminder about modern NIL

Florida quarterback DJ Lagway (2) leaves the field after beating Florida State 40-21 during an NCAA football game at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, November 29, Florida beat Florida State 40-21.2025. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun] | Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesWhen NIL first became the way of the land in college athletics, it was meant to be a way for athletes to get a slice of the money that already existed. Coaches, administrators, and other executives were making big money, so why couldn’t the athletes who were the ones actually playing the sport?

In that regard, nobody is going to fault players…