re: Interesting take by Sark on 105 scholarships and NIL

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“I’ve got 85 scholarship players, and the money gets spread around. I don’t get more money, just a watered-down version.” He’s right. What good does it do to bring in 20 more players if you can’t afford to pay them? … When I asked Sark if he planned to bring in another running back, he went on a rant about the credibility of some agents and said, “It’s all so strategic. It’s about need and money and the cost and where’s the market and which agent are you dealing with. Some agents are rational, and some I don’t even know if they are licensed. We have no certification in college like the NFL. An agent may be a college roommate who is throwing out numbers we can’t even deal with. It’s unfortunate. So many factors come into play. What are our needs, and what are our luxuries.”

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I think he's looking at these extra 20 scholarships the wrong way. This is about giving yourself a chance to have practice team players like the NFL who can be called up to the active roster in a pinch. These scholarships should be used for people who will be happy to have the full ride and no NIL. Sure, they're not bluechips you want to be playing but they know your scheme and would probably be starting at some G6 programs.

Essentially, some scenario where you have a short-term OL injury (a game or two) and the true freshman behind the starter isn't ready to play because he's so far behind technically that he's a liability to the whole offense. Instead, you can throw some senior practice team guy out there with a lower skill ceiling but does not frick up the protections.

You want to fix it? Go back to the old transfer portal system where a player had to sit out a season if he transferred to another school. The money part would go away. Nobody will want to pay a player that has to sit out a season.