There are several things that are wrong with college athletics.
Monday, 1,700 joined the problem.
Yes, that many athletes are leaving their current colleges looking for greener pastures. By greener pastures, that could mean and probably means more money than they are making now.
The Name Image Likeness or NIL is an opportunity for college athletes to make money while they play sports representing a college or university.
Just like other jobs, the job as a college athletes has increased in value.
Currently, a top-tier quarterback is fetching at least $4M a season. Yes, that is good price.
Does that price mean success for a college? No. Look at Colorado. They bought the highest paid quarterback and wide receiver and didn't make their conference's top three.
I mean Arkansas paid more than half a million for K.J. Jefferson. That was wasted money.
Monday 1,700 athletes went shopping. They may not want to leave their college, but they think they are worth more.
Athletes change colleges about as often as the verbiage gets changed on a church signs.
A perfect example of college changes for athletes would be the the Sweet 16 on Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament. Out of the 16 teams playing only one team had all five starters that had not changed teams.
All five Purdue players started at Purdue.
Duke had four and Houston had three.
That means there is very little loyalty.
Since the NCAA has allowed players to maneuver there has been 450,000 changes. Let that sink in.
Nearly half a million athletes have changed schools.
Man alive that's a lot.
Something has to change.
Jeff Brasel is the sports and managing editor and general manager of the Newton County Times. E-mail him at sports@newtoncountytimes.com or follow him at X.com/jeffbrasel.
