NIL allows for unlimited roster sizes

Athletes are not going to accept a walk-on role b/c of NIL. They will choose the school that offers a scholarship spot along with NIL.

Is there any proof this is happening in any numbers?

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NIL allows for unlimited roster sizes

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False. Roster still has limits around 125ish. & you still have limited scholarship numbers. You’re assuming we could “pay” for good players to join as walk ons.

Like others have said - show us examples of this happening. Sure, it’s possible, but not many are doing it.

Even if a school had a $1 billion NIL budget I doubt there are too many kids who want to play professionally that are willing to be 3rd string just for a paycheck.

Anecdotal evidence today shows that highly recruited players who aren't guaranteed playing time almost immediately are very likely to enter the portal at some point.

My guess is even if your scenario happens best case is you have a ton of paper depth, but end up with a back end 3-4 deep full of marginal players just there because they are overpaid.

Even if a school can convince a kid to take a large bag in lieu of a scholarship, which is VERY doubtful, isn’t there a roster limit? You can’t just have “unlimited” players. Besides, players want to play…and sooner, than later. Coaches may want to load up on players and stack the bench. But it’s pretty clear, evident by the portal movement, that players do not want to wait their turn. They’re not going to ride the bench for the sake of money.