Lightning rod former Auburn football Tommy Tuberville has been an outspoken critic of college football’s NIL system since its implementation following the COVID-stricken 2020-21 academic year and he continued his crusade against the current setup in a short video he sent to USA Today.
“Today we are meeting with coaches, athletic directors and administrators from several different conferences here in Washington, D.C., talking about the disastrous new NIL rules,” Tuberville prefaced before saying, “And they are a disaster.” (h/t AL.com)
Tuberville is right. Powerhouse universities like Miami have been hit with NIL sanctions, and there is minimal regulation from state to state — adding an extra layer to recruiting that has nothing to do with the academic and student-athlete futures of the recruits.