SEC COACH CALLS OUT TEAMS FOR 'BUYING' PLAYERS
With college football players now allowed to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL), much of the focus of college football recruiting has begun to focus on how much NIL money a player can earn. And LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly is not happy about that.
During a recent interview, Brian Kelly called out other college football programs for “buying” players through NIL, making it clear that his team does not take that approach.
“We’re not in the market of buying players and unfortunately right now, that’s what some guys are looking for,” Kelly said.
Kelly said that there will indeed be NIL opportunities for players at LSU, but any player purely interested in money should not go to LSU.
“They want to be bought,” Kelly said. “And I understand that NIL is part of this, and we have an incredible collective, we have very, very generous opportunities around the greater Baton Rouge area for NIL opportunities. So they are here, but we’re not going to go out and buy players. That’s not what this is about, this was never about that.
“We will develop you, we will get you ready for the next step… but if you’re just looking to get paid, you’re looking in the wrong place. If you like all the things that we do here in developing our players, bringing you into a championship program, playing in front of the best fanbase in America, playing for championships and having an opportunity for NIL, you should be a Tiger. But if you just want to get paid, this is not the place for you.”
Obviously, these comments led to a lot of reactions on social media.
It’s certainly a bold approach to take these days.
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