From The Athletic:
Sept 16th. The Athletic
TCU’s Gary Patterson is encouraging local business leaders and Horned Frogs supporters to embrace college’s new name, image and likeness rules, saying the team is at risk of losing players to SEC schools attempting to lure athletes with compensation.
Speaking at an NIL event put on by the school Wednesday night, Patterson said if TCU doesn’t step up in that department, it’ll be left behind. He mentioned one freshman on his roster who’s being contacted by several SEC schools, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
“There’s five SEC schools calling him and telling him, ‘Here’s what we’ll give you if you come here and not stay at TCU,’” Patterson said, according to the paper. “At the end of the day, that’s just real life. If we don’t do anything about it, within a year we lose him. The rules have changed. There is no wrong anymore.”
Patterson estimated that unless TCU has something in place by the end of November, there’s a chance the Horned Frogs could lose 25-30 players to the transfer portal.
“Everybody lives in the gray area. Everybody in this room lives in the gray area,” he said. “The bottom line to it is we’re going to have to live in the gray area if we want to keep up.”
Even before NIL became part of the equation, coaches complained about their counterparts at other schools tampering with players before they entered the transfer portal, without being willing to call out the alleged offenders. If it’s happening, it’s unfortunate, but it’s hard to police unless coaches are willing to hold each other accountable.
It has changed how recruits evaluate their decisions, like Ohio State quarterback Quinn Ewers’ decision to graduate high school a semester early in order to cash in on NIL endorsements. How much a player can make when arriving on campus is now a significant part of the recruiting equation.
TCU coach Gary Patterson: SEC schools promising players compensation to transfer
Sept 16th. The Athletic
TCU’s Gary Patterson is encouraging local business leaders and Horned Frogs supporters to embrace college’s new name, image and likeness rules, saying the team is at risk of losing players to SEC schools attempting to lure athletes with compensation.
Speaking at an NIL event put on by the school Wednesday night, Patterson said if TCU doesn’t step up in that department, it’ll be left behind. He mentioned one freshman on his roster who’s being contacted by several SEC schools, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
“There’s five SEC schools calling him and telling him, ‘Here’s what we’ll give you if you come here and not stay at TCU,’” Patterson said, according to the paper. “At the end of the day, that’s just real life. If we don’t do anything about it, within a year we lose him. The rules have changed. There is no wrong anymore.”
Patterson estimated that unless TCU has something in place by the end of November, there’s a chance the Horned Frogs could lose 25-30 players to the transfer portal.
“Everybody lives in the gray area. Everybody in this room lives in the gray area,” he said. “The bottom line to it is we’re going to have to live in the gray area if we want to keep up.”
Is this a serious accusation from Patterson?
Sam Khan Jr., senior writer: It sounds like one, but unless he’s willing to name names, it’s a useless exercise. Coaches like to throw around this type of rhetoric without offering any evidence to back it up.Even before NIL became part of the equation, coaches complained about their counterparts at other schools tampering with players before they entered the transfer portal, without being willing to call out the alleged offenders. If it’s happening, it’s unfortunate, but it’s hard to police unless coaches are willing to hold each other accountable.
Boosters have always been in the compensation game. Have things changed a lot?
Khan: Significantly. NIL allows boosters to get involved while having everything above board rather than having to operate in the shadows. As long as the players are providing something in return, whether it’s making an appearance, promoting a product on social media or simply giving their time, it’s all allowed under the interim policy that the NCAA adopted this summer.It has changed how recruits evaluate their decisions, like Ohio State quarterback Quinn Ewers’ decision to graduate high school a semester early in order to cash in on NIL endorsements. How much a player can make when arriving on campus is now a significant part of the recruiting equation.
