Ever since college athletes were granted the ability to profit off their name, image and likeness rights, the NCAA has taken a hands-off approach to the gray space between NIL deals and recruiting. Guidance issued Monday by the organization supposedly represents a new orientation towards enforcing its rules against using inducements to secure the services of high school players and those in the transfer portal.
You can read the guidance for yourself to get an idea of how the NCAA plans on policing the so-called collectives pooling money to recruit players under the guise of NIL deals.