Yeah, NIL is insane right now. Look at QB Malachi Nelson. He was a 5-star recruit out of high school. The amount of money he has made in college football despite being pretty bad is almost unbelievable.
1) Went to USC on a $1 million NIL deal and didn't see the field at all. Transferred to Boise State after one season.
2) Was reported to get a $500k-$750k NIL deal at Boise State. Lost out to walk-on Maddux Madsen and only played in mop-up time in blowout wins in his one season there.
3) Transferred to UTEP for a reported $250k-$350k NIL deal. Started 5 games before being benched because of his poor play.
4) Transferred to Syracuse. Not much info out there on NIL deal but estimates are around $250-$300k. He is competing for the back-up spot. Senior QB Angeli has been named starter.
Here is a guy that has started 5 games in three full seasons. When he did play, he wasn't very impressive. Yet schools are still throwing hundreds of thousands of dollars at the guy based on what? His high school film? It's just bonkers to me.
