102. 🤑 Are You Ready for College Millionaires? How The NIL Changes Everything

The Closing Pitch Baseball Podcast

Deion Sanders shocked the world last month by convincing the number 1 football recruit to switch his commitment and sign with Jackson State.

Who is Jackson State?

A small FCS school in Mississippi with the head coach being HOF Deion Sanders. Welcome to the world of the NIL. The new regulation allows athletes to receive compensation based on their name, image, and likeness.

How do we feel about it? Well, we spoke about it in a previous episode with one of our friends who was a compliance officer for a division 1 school. We re-open the conversation and discuss how we truly feel about it.

00:00-02:30 Introduction/ What is the NIL?

02:31-08:54 Why players should get paid, but only these athletes should

08:55-15:00 Deion Sanders steals the number 1 recruit

15:00-18:17 STOP romanticizing about the past

18:18-22:54 How are athletes impacting businesses

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