Yes, it's a matterr of degree.
Posted on: January 8, 2022 at 15:26:17 CT
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You can create a continum with one extreme being no mention whatsoever of an NIL and the other being a signed deal. The NCAA has not ruled on all the possiblities and its not in the business of giving advisory opinions.
What the current NCAA policy does provide if a school can't offer an NIL deal to a recruit as an inducement to sign with the school. That's the current NCAA policy.
You can envision countless different scenarios between a recruiter and a recruit. And different individuals can disagree on whether or not a particular act was an "inducement" for the kid to sign with the school.
But the bottom line appears to me to be that a recruiter has to be extremely careful what he tells a kid about NIL opportunities and third parties, i.e. alums, boosters, etc. have to be very careful not to cross the line of becoming a representative of a school's athletic department.