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Full disclosure, and I don't think yet NIL related, Lakeland appears to be SMASHING it in the transfer game this off-season. As in, they may well be noticeably more talented than *any* team they face all season. A check of the schedule, and who's in their playoffs division, should make that pretty remarkable. Of course, it's way too early to know for sure how it will pan out come August.

And that is the main issue right there. How in the world does this get enforced? With no enforcement, those stipulations on who can do what matter little. I agree this will end up being best abused by the already top programs. The rich get richer. Competitive and fair HS football in this state if not dead already, is clearly in its death throes with this decision.

My reading of the document is that NCAA-style collectives (think booster clubs) are not allowed to enter into NIL deals with student-athletes. But an individual business (car dealership, grocery store, etc) can enter into an NIL deal with a student-athlete. And as long as the owner of the individual business does not work "collectively" with other individual business owners, they are in the clear, even if they are all in the same booster club. How this is going to be policed is beyond me.

The biggest beneficiaries will be the "PRIVATES" (as if they didn't have enough advantages already) as they have the wealthy donners to pay HC's as well as their many assistants, build facilities, provide meals and now even pay players. Yes, a few publics in larger/wealthier counties will also benefit but this puts most at an even bigger disadvantage. Unfortunately, this only feeds the broken system even more as I finally am seeing more coaches at traditionally good public programs call for a separate league for private schools and public schools which I have strongly supported for years. Several states throughout the country have this system and it looks like more are looking at adopting it.

You were worried I was going to be on to something!