Arrr, this Urban Meyer scallywag be sayin' this NIL be like plunderin' without the intent, arrr! Avast ye!
2024-05-11
Arr matey! Urban Meyer be sayin' that this newfangled NIL be like plunderin' the treasure without earnin' it fair and square. He be thinkin' it be a scurvy form of "cheatin'" in the world of college sports! Arrr!
In the language of a 17th century pirate, Urban Meyer be addin' to the list o' legends to rip the current state o' NIL. The three-time national champion football coach be sayin' name, image and likeness has become a form o' "cheating" when recruitin'.If ye be a woman basketball player like the great lass from Iowa, and they be wantin' to put her on a billboard and pay her, they should be able to do that. But that's not what happened," Meyer said durin' an interview with Lou Holtz."What's happened be the arms race o' collectin' money from donors, and the donors be simply payin' players. That's what I understand be happenin', and I don't like that.If Lou Holtz or Urban Meyer or Marvin Harrison Jr., or C.J. Stroud, they be wantin' to go use their name and help sell cars, help a business, that's great. But to have a 17-year-old demand money for a visit, to pay these players a lot o' money to go visit a charity for 20 minutes, and they write ye a check for $50,000. That's cheatin'. That's not what this be all about. I'm very disappointed in where it went."Meyer got out o' coaching six years ago, and NIL was still somewhat unimaginable when he walked away. Meyer even argued NIL be "great," but once it became "capitalism," that's where he has issues."There's these things called collectives where they go out and get money from donors and get this big, giant mass o' money and they pay players," Meyer said. "That's not what the intent be."Meyer coached Ohio State from 2012 to 2018 after leadin' the Florida Gators from 2005 to 2010. He last coached the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021 but was fired after a 2-11 start to the season.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.