@immamac
Who is the GM at Texas? Is there one per sport, or one for men and one for women?
Also, for someone who is not already on the team, either a high schooler or someone in the portal, what is the process supposed to look like? I know NIL is not legal for or supposed to be used as an inducement to go to a school, it is merely a benefit of having made the decision to enroll as a student athlete and actually being on the team.
I'm assuming the "proposed / acceptable" steps and order of steps are:
1. Decide to matriculate at State U. (signs scholarship deal with school)
2. Collective or individual brands reach out at some point to say congratulations and we would like to tell you about the NIL opportunities that are available to them as a student athlete at this institution of higher learning.
3. Discussions / Negotiations take place between student athlete and the Collective or Brand
4. Contract with collective or brand is signed
5. Student athlete attends classes, plays sport and makes appearances
6. Collective or Brand provides the promised benefit.
I suspect that the real order is something like:
1. Recruitment is open (High school or portal entry)
2. Collective or individual brands reach out based on someone's (coach / school, etc.?) suggestion to tell them about the NIL opportunities that are available to them if they come to State U.
3. Discussions / Negotiations take place between student athlete and the Collective or Brand.
4. Agreement is reached (verball, handshake, wink and nod, etc.)
5. Student signs scholarship agreement with school.
6. Contract with collective or brand is signed
7. Student athlete attends classes, plays sport and makes appearances
8. Collective or Brand provides the promised benefit.
As many have said, the legalities vs the practicalities of the situation lead to misunderstandings and the ridiculousness we are seeing play out in front of us. What is the student athletes recourse if they sign a scholarship agreement / enroll and then the agreed-upon deal with the collective or brand does not materialize?
If another spot is better for this discussion feel free to move it.