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We wouldn't be a JUCO, we'd just be a team where kids explicitly go to play for 2 years before moving onto a bigger school. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck....

I think I'd rather go non-scholly than operate as a JUCO.

Ick.

SS is not an outlier in this. If the Minnesota rumors are true, he may see the field on special teams and that's about it.

They can't find anything to rip on so they just have to make stuff up.

Scammers scam.

So far I'm not real upset about any of these. They were all either expected or the spots are very fill-able. With that said, NIL + transfer portal is really destroying collegiate athletics, as I'm just not interested in supporting these guys to watch them leave after 1 year. My personal opinion, we should not give portal players a single NIL $1. If they need NIL to come here, they'll be gone in search of more NIL after 1 year. Recruit guys who want to be here and play for the coaches. You want NIL from UND, then stick around and earn it for your junior and senior years. Also, go film a commercial for Rydell or a local restaurant and actually earn NIL the way it was intended.

Giving NIL to current players rather than transfers isn't just about paying the known player, it's also about team morale and trust in the coaches.

Which is why my preference is to spend on guys we know.

They thought JTJ was the best player and burned $100k on him. Funding is limited, spend it wisely.

My personal preference for NIL is that it be used to keep/reward players currently on the team who have earned it rather than taking flyers on guys in the portal who are unproven in our system.

Agreed. But in the case of someone like SS, he's never going to the NFL, so I understand the push to make money while he can. We have plenty of RB depth so I'm not real worried I guess. Sorry to see you go, next man up.

Have to think the coaches were trying to protect Jerry's confidence as best they could by not pulling him. Having him go out there and struggle for the 6th game in a row can't be great for confidence either though. Hopefully he comes back as early season Jerry this spring and next fall.

Kids want to be treated like pros. Here we go. When do the non-compete clauses start getting added to the NIL contracts?

Unfortunately there will always be non-P schools who think they belong with the P schools

Big keep for YSU

Being reported he's just a PWO at Iowa. Tough loss. Hopefully he's getting some NIL at least.

Fair, but he still struggled against Murray St, so I'm not sure it was just a competition issue.

24:10 - Put it on the bulletin board.

Signed with West Virginia

https://undfootball360.com/und-class-of-2026-early-signing-day-breakdown/ Great breakdown of the class by UNDFB360