I wanted to break this one out for a separate thread and discussion, because Lincoln Riley essentially confirmed that USC can now use NIL for HS prospects and if that's how the game is going to be played then they'll play it.
"Yeah, it does. You put personal feelings aside and you adapt to the rules that they put in front of you and use every advantage that you can within what they say you can do, so yeah, we've certainly looked at it. We've had a lot of great conversations with our collectives about it, and if that becomes kind of totally deregulated like it essentially is right now then certainly we want to use that to our advantage. It's promoted a lot of great discussions because we want to continue to get kids out here -- them and their families -- we want them to be able to experience this place because when people, this place is tough to describe, man. You can tell people on phone calls or Zoom calls or in person all you want, but until they see it, man, it's hard to really articulate all that comes with the opportunity to come to USC. So, yeah, it's been great conversations so far, and if that continues to be something that we're able to do it's something that we're going to take advantage of."
Here's some background on it:
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"Yeah, it does. You put personal feelings aside and you adapt to the rules that they put in front of you and use every advantage that you can within what they say you can do, so yeah, we've certainly looked at it. We've had a lot of great conversations with our collectives about it, and if that becomes kind of totally deregulated like it essentially is right now then certainly we want to use that to our advantage. It's promoted a lot of great discussions because we want to continue to get kids out here -- them and their families -- we want them to be able to experience this place because when people, this place is tough to describe, man. You can tell people on phone calls or Zoom calls or in person all you want, but until they see it, man, it's hard to really articulate all that comes with the opportunity to come to USC. So, yeah, it's been great conversations so far, and if that continues to be something that we're able to do it's something that we're going to take advantage of."
Here's some background on it:
NCAA freezing NIL investigations after court loss
The NCAA has told its enforcement staff to halt investigations into booster-backed collectives or other third parties making NIL deals with Division I athletes.
Tennessee Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking NCAA’s NIL Restrictions
On February 23, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued a preliminary injunction in State of Tennessee and Commonwealth of Virginia v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, enjoining enforcement of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Name...
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