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He got offered a better deal

Did he all of a sudden just change his mind? The DNews reported a couple of days ago that he’d already committed to return in 2025. In fact, as of right now, they’re still reporting this.

This one hurts…I’m ready for some good news. It was a rough season, we had a pretty decent signing classes despite how poorly the year went. I’m ready for some positives.

Terrible news. Thought he was good this year and only going to get better at a critical position.

What the????

7 mil for one player. That ought to make for some great locker room chemistry.

They signed as minors. Minors are not able to sign binding agreements.

Can you think of any other situation where a parent signs their kiddo to an agreement where the child will be bound after becoming an adult? It certainly is not common if there is precedent at all.

The courts determined in the cases you cited that the agreements were not…[Read more]

lol.

This is how simple this issue is: The Church leader said that the school should not engage in pay to play. Certainly everyone is free in our capitalistic society and wild west ncaa NIL rules to pay someone to play, or to be paid to play. But the statement has been made by the church. Regardless of who paid the young man, he is playing for the…[Read more]

But how exactly is Clark hypocritical? Has he stated that he supports Ryan Smith sponsoring an athlete?

I have no criticism of Clark at all. He simply made a statement about not making Byu a “pay to play” culture. I agree with that statement, given Byu’s mission.

Also, how are BYU fans hypocritical in this?

Byu’s mission is obvious in…[Read more]

The principle of whether an institution sticks to its mission is the same, no matter the mission. You are picking and choosing which missions need to be adhered to and which do not.

But, regardless, I am not of the opinion that allowing a booster to make a private contract with a student at the school is contrary to ANY school’s mission.…[Read more]

This is a great comment. Thanks.

This is an unhinged comment. You think this is the most egregious and first major pay-to-play recruit? What world have you been living in for then last 3-4 years?

The BYU fan’s comments were lame and uncalled for.

You clearly have very strong opinions about the church and economics/politics (and I have no problem w/ that).

I am an active member of the church and a diehard Ute (that hopes BYU loses every game in every sport)…as is Taylor Randall, Kyle Whittingham, Morgan Scalley, a bunch of our players,…[Read more]

Huge difference, we’re talking about a religious institution with a stated goal of promoting the faith and of course education. I hold a school like Notre Dame to the exact same standard.

You asked, what is a worthy cause? Can we both agree paying a guy to play basketball 7 million for 1 year is not a worthy cause? If we can’t, this…[Read more]

I will add that it is possible for ANY university, public or private to benefit from NIL. All it takes is a booster that has plenty of money and is willing to put it toward the school’s athletic success. That is the crazy thing about NIL. A billionaire, such as Phil Knight or Ryan Smith, can offer huge sums to recruits and completely transform and…[Read more]

It’s reality, now…. Kinda like Bitcoin when people called it fake money.