NIL has made things pretty crazy for NCAA football, but there are…

…real benefits in other sports, particularly baseball! LSU and other major baseball schools (in the SEC in particular) have been able to sign a lot more top MLB draft picks because of this influx of money. Top 10 draft picks are no longer automatically entering the draft. They see a lucrative future in staying in college baseball. Additionally, it gives them a chance to heighten their skills and make their ability to be a sure fire player that will make it to the show by running up against SEC batters/pitchers. This is particularly true for the second and third round high school draft picks. A kid that comes from a family with little means may have been enticed by a signing bonus as a third round pick to go pro…but now they can come to LSU, get paid, and improve their draft stock while getting an education should things go south.


Will we see more of the same in basketball? Are they going to be fewer one and dones? Of course the Cooper Flagg’s will still be one & done…but what about the Naz Reid’s??