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The “no institutional involvement” prong, which I know has by 1NDGal

been published and so I’m not alleging you recited the plan incorrectly, is a laugher.

How much a school helps players get N.I.L. cash will become a key criterion in the recruiting process.

Once players can get money, there will be no way to stop the floodgates. And, as I’ve stated before, it will not be good for the locker room. Will linemen kill themselves every play to protect a QB who’s got 6 figures in N.I.L. money and they’ve only got a few grand apiece? If collegiate athletics are going to be about money, they are going to be about money.

I’d advocate for a set stipend per player that is taken out of a gross sponsorship budget of some kind.