Another day, another round of links. Enjoy what we have for you today from around the conference and the college sports world in general.
The big unintended consequence of NIL is that it has turned into boosters basically paying athletes to commit or transfer to their school by promising and arranging deals for them if they do. It’s not a surprise and it’s not new, but it also takes the fun out of things. SI reports that NCAA sanctions could be coming for schools caught taking part in this. The NCAA dragged their feet on NIL guidelines and now seems to be trying to backtrack after seeing how things unfolded over the past year.