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Unless the NILs get so extreme that a pro contract is not needed. Let’s say everyone at Alabama is getting $25M per year (I know extreme), or at least the first 150 players. There are a number of four star players who might ride the pine and forgo a shot at the NFL just to take that money...

Do they get a signing bonus up front though?

That’s my concern. That you could have signing classes that include dozens of 4 star walk ons. Where 90% of the ESPN Top 300 end up at two schools. The NCAA needs to impose hard player limits, or mandate that a player must be under scholarship to qualify for a NIL. Otherwise The 300 will not be...

I just wonder which college will be the first to pay its players more than an NFL franchise.

If you're talking unlimited funds essentially, so what if a player or ten do not pan out. All that matters is the player is taking up a roster spot, and the school can theoretically pull the scholarship from the player and make him a student or walk-on. Actually, would this not allow an A&M or...