UNLV QB, after leading the team to an undefeated start, is now either leaving the team or holding out due to NIL issues. This is a new one for me. He's hoping to use a redshirt on this, which he'll be able to do. However, this doesn't seem to be in the spirit of the redshirt rule. Wonder if this could prompt some changes to that rule in that it needs to be approved by a third party if the athlete started multiple games.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/41430604...

Yep! Me too.

This will be the first (that is public knowledge at least) of what will likely be more than can be kept up with. Good on him, though. If he was promised certain thing$ that have not been provided, then he made a good decision if UNLV (or an extension of them) did not follow through.

I can see it now, a week before the championship game the Alabama QB decides he's not playing unless he gets a raise because the QB from USC, the other team in the championship game, is being paid more than he is and that's just not fair. It seems the concept of team spirit, camaraderie, and dare I say school spirit is out the window. I think to the extent that I sense this kind of an attitude in a team or a player, the less I'm inclined to root for them. Maybe some of you like our new semi-pro college ball, but I'm not one of them. I still root for Ohio and other MAC teams, but I don't quite have the enthusiasm that I used to.

Seems to me that schools be able to revoke scholarships in a case like this. It's not like he's taking time off for mental health or family reasons. He's just refusing to perform his part of the bargain with the school because he wants to be paid more. The guy's getting a free ride but not doing what he agreed to. The school can't sue to make him play, so it should have some recourse. If a pro player holds out, he usually gets fined by the team or just doesn't get a paycheck. Something similar should be available to schools.

Totally agree with your assessement, but, as a side note, research is indicating that adolescence is now lasting as late as 29 years of age. They think that this is due to people living longer. In the past, they assumed that adolescence ended at the age of 15 or 16, which is why they gave us all driver's licenses then. It also explains, in part, besides the economic pressures on young people these days, why so many young people are waiting so long to get a driver's license in this day and age. When you talk about the adolescent mind, you are still talking about the brain developing and growing and this does tend to lead to impulsiveness and poor decisions that don't take future consequences into consideration. In this case, I think the Kid is nailing it and, regardless of his athletic potential, has a very bright future ahead of him indeed.

I can definitely see this happening during Bowl season. I am going to opt-out unless I get paid.

I am old school, M.D.W.S.T, and I have the same thoughts about commitment, dedication, and not letting your team members down. However, mind you, there is a lot of he said/she said going on right now surrounding all of this, is that the claim is that this young man, as reportedly verified by his own father, was promised certain things that never materialized such as $100,000. If this happened to a professional athlete, wouldn't we be saying, "Yeah, of course, the guy should walk?" But here is the rub, the kid is technically a professional athlete now that NIL money dictates that he be so, so, perhaps, ideas of team unity and commitment have now gone out the window? I don't know. I also don't get the feeling that this kid really sees himself playing in the NFL or having a future as a professional athlete outside of college, so, if nothing else, he has launched himself into the National Limelight, for better or worse, concerning the potential pitfalls/benefits of NIL. There was supposed to be transparency surrounding all of this in terms of what people were getting paid and how, but it seems that the exact opposite is happening. It's not clear whether an actual contract was signed or whether this was just a verbal promise. This is leading to revelations about other athletes who did not get what they were promised or were tricked into thinking that the car they were provided and the house that they were living in was going to be there's to keep, but was only temporarily being provided to them. This is clearly the Wild, Wild West and I suspect there is going to be some serious pushback to all of this. After all, it doesn't sound neccessarily like the Transfer Portal is giving anyone a true edge here. The funniest example of this to me is Florida State, who, despite having all these supposed NFL candidates, is not exactly burining it up on the Gridiron this year.

Was it Capital or Holy Cross that he was playing for? Regardless, I hear you, but it sounds like he got just as much at UNLV as he has gotten anywhere else. I don't know, I am a retired Boomer, who probably settled for less than I should have at times. Still, I did really good for myself and my family, but there is a part of me that loves this Kid for standing up to someone who may have misled him or, worst/case scenario, ouright lied to him. If I am not mistaken, it sounds like if he went ahead and played at UNLV then he would lose out on any other chance of landing an NIL deal elsewhere due to his elgibility having run out. Of course, it remains to be seen whether this decision now makes him less palitable to others. I don't know, interesting stuff. If nothing else, the nature of the game is changing.

If he had “promises” and didn’t get anything in writing (NIL’s are contract), well I guess he just learned a life lesson. Him and his father, who should know better.

Interesting, school saying the young man got all he was promised and after the start the family wanted to renegotiate! If this is true,good luck finding your next team.

Not even the last one we'll hear about this week.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/41446691...

Edit: Although this one is over playing time, not NIL.

Yep, and with the money, we going to see more of this. Thing is, this does not help them land their next stop