Is NIL ruining college athletics?

When it comes to college athletics in the Year 2025, every conversation is surrounded by one overarching topic: Name, Image, and Likeness, or NIL for short.

What was completely out of the realm of possibilities five years ago has now taken over the sport completely, incentivizing players to use resources like the transfer portal to their advantage to best support themselves financially during their collegiate careers.

There have been massive deals struck, reaching even eight figures, but there have also been major fallouts, like the one we saw earlier this month between the Tennessee Volunteers and quarterback Nico Iamaleava.

Now, it’s completely within the players' rights to seek as much…