Big money drains the patience – and the soul – from college football - MLive

“Every kid is a free agent,” he said. “It’s chaotic.”

College football today is unrecognizable. 

Here’s a snapshot of the new reality:

• Arch Manning, quarterback for a middling Texas Longhorns team, is reportedly earning $6.8 million in NIL money, the most among college football players.
• As of this week, a dozen coaches at schools like Penn State and LSU have been canned midseason – with total contractual buyouts topping $170 million.

These aren’t outliers – they’re the new normal...

Those donors matter, because that’s where the NIL money comes from.

“It’s basically become professionalized,” Wenzel said...