I think I understand the original intent of NIL. But could a donor group create a non profit NIL collective with a program that provides $10k to every outfielder, instead of that money being given to the university for scholarship funds?
The horns with hearts program down here in Texas seems to be doing something like that. (Every offensive lineman on scholarship gets $50k/yr as part of an arrangement where they volunteer for causes… it seems like a brilliant bob and weave through NCAA rules with potential to be a great community-positive program). Those athletes are on full scholarship already, but could this be done on a baseball scale at a program that isn’t already funded for scholarships?
I’m not trying to argue for or against this, it just seems like a potential unintended consequence of NIL I hadn’t thought about.