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.
To be fair, it's no different than in the business world. And HS football is now a business, and there are some athletes who will be rightfully referred to as "professional". You don't have to tell me there is much wrong with this...
Meaning the relatively small business owner who's well-off and wanting his school to clean up can still make things happen. Those will be the types that make the most difference.
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.