re: Those celebrating Vols getting investigated might want to temper your happiness!

I'm not celebrating that it's Tennessee being targeted. But I do support the NCAA going after schools that allow NIL deals for their players that are in any way "pay to play".

The NCAA basically has ONE regulation for NIL. Schools have to monitor their players' NIL deals and if any are set up so that they are "used as an inducement for an individual to enroll or remain enrolled" at a school, the player must be suspended.

If the NCAA can show enough teeth to prevent pay to play, 95% of the problems with NIL go away and it might save college football from the NIL mess.

While it sucks for Tennessee fans that they're the example, if the NCAA is successful in setting the precedent so that other schools stop paying for players, it will be a huge win for college football as a whole.

The reality is we know that NIL deals for high school players aren't for endorsements. The player doesn't have fame yet to warrant such a payment before they even sign a LOI. At least with transfers you can argue the player might have enough fame to warrant a 6-figure payday endorsing products. But high school players, many of whom won't even start their first year? Unless they have a famous father or something their name/image/likeness isn't worth much yet.

So... sorry it's you getting smacked Tennessee. But I hope the smacking gets upheld by the courts so we can end pay to play.