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NIL provides new artillery for recruiting wars in what Ole Miss coach Kiffin says is a flawed system

NIL money has added a new variable to the long-held practice of college coaches trying to flip recruits who have given verbal commitments to other schools

By CHARLES ODUM
Published - Nov 13, 2024, 02:48 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:26 PM EST

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — NIL money has added a new variable to the long-held practice of college coaches trying to flip recruits who have given verbal commitments to other schools.

The NCAA rules providing college athletes the ability to earn revenue from their name, image and likeness provide new artillery for recruiting wars. When the recruiting spotlight is on a top recruit, millions of dollars are on the line.

Some coaches worry about the potential abuse of NIL when recruiting high school athletes and also when trying to lure players from other schools through the transfer portal.

“I mean, that’s just part of, again, a truly flawed system,” Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said Wednesday. “They’re not just tampering but they go and offer money and numbers. So you got young kids go, ‘Wait. I can go make that much money somewhere else if I go in the portal and leave?’”

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