I have been trying to figure out what exactly happened at Tenn with their NIL and it seems like there are two accusations by the NCAA.
1) Collectives cannot talk NIL with a player in advance and the the player turn around and use that for the basis of making his decision on where to attend.
2) The Collective flew Nico Lamaleava across country free of charge (which would be a recruiting violation).
In a JD Pickell Podcast he raised the question about the 2nd accusation: Well isn't everybody doing that these days"?
My question for anyone in the know about the OU Collective, is Oklahoma doing this? I thought the rules were that the school could pay for the trip if it is an official visit, but if it is an unofficial visit, it had to be paid for by the recruit or his family. For a 3rd Party to pay for it would be a recruiting violation. Is JD Pickell correct, is the rest of College Football having the Collectives pay for unofficial visits?
1) Collectives cannot talk NIL with a player in advance and the the player turn around and use that for the basis of making his decision on where to attend.
2) The Collective flew Nico Lamaleava across country free of charge (which would be a recruiting violation).
In a JD Pickell Podcast he raised the question about the 2nd accusation: Well isn't everybody doing that these days"?
My question for anyone in the know about the OU Collective, is Oklahoma doing this? I thought the rules were that the school could pay for the trip if it is an official visit, but if it is an unofficial visit, it had to be paid for by the recruit or his family. For a 3rd Party to pay for it would be a recruiting violation. Is JD Pickell correct, is the rest of College Football having the Collectives pay for unofficial visits?
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