re: Tennessee AD Danny White releases statement, goes HAM on NCAA

I'm glad the NCAA is going after someone.

The big problem with NIL is that it's used for recruiting. NIL contracts are by rule not supposed to be dependent upon attending a certain school. It's one of the few regulations that exist for NIL

Tennessee openly bragged about offering a player millions out of high school to attend their college. If it were working as intended, the player would get the money regardless of where they attend school... because their being paid for their advertising potential, not their joining a particular team.

That's obviously not how things are working. But if the NCAA can show some teeth and change NIL to NOT be pay for play (since the rules say that's not allowed) that would be nothing but a good thing.

Now does UT have a valid complaint that everyone is cheating so they shouldn't be singled out? Sure. But it doesn't change the fact that pay to play IS against the rules. Enforcing that rule should happen as soon as possible.