After recent events, a lot of Ohio State fans would probably be happy to never hear about NIL again. It was quite obvious that highly touted quarterback Quinn Ewers reclassified over the summer to take advantage of the new name, image, and likeness benefits that have gone into effect over the last year. Props to Ewers, he got a bunch of coin to sit on the bench in Columbus before heading back to Texas.
For those that are against NIL, too bad because it is here to stay. For every situation like Ewers, there are hundreds of NIL deals that aren’t scrutinized nearly as heavily because they do actually help out student athletes, whether it personally helps the student athletes, or it might allow the student athletes to put it to charitable use.