The Ohio State AD said this week that recruits are asking for $5,000 just to come out for a visit. On the one hand, it's weird to me that paying for travel & entertainment is not enough to get someone to come to campus for what is essentially a job interview. But on the other hand, the party with leverage can always make demands and change how business is normally conducted. I think this is good insight into what is going on and highlights why CU, which has to fly talent in much more than a program sitting in a blue chip hotbed such as USC, UGA, aTm or Miami, has to be willing to commit to a massive recruiting budget - not just to cover the cost of doing business but also to do a deeper screening process which avoids investing in wastes of time who just want a fun trip and a paycheck.
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has claimed in a written testimony that it has "become common" for potential prospective college athletes to ask for $5,000 merely to visit a school’s campus.
Smith's assertion comes on the same day he and others from across the world of college athletics appeared before the House Committee on Small Business in Washington, D.C., to discuss the impact of name, image and likeness (NIL) rules on college sports. Smith is among those who believe federal legislation is needed.
“A practice of asking a school for a fee to simply visit campus has emerged; asking for $5,000 just to visit has become common. During visits, discussions now emerge regarding how much a student-athlete can expect from NIL," Smith wrote in his testimony.
Ohio State AD Gene Smith claims recruits are asking for $5K to visit campuses in NIL era
In a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Ohio State AD Gene Smith said the practice of recruits asking for $5,000 to visit campus has "become common."
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Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has claimed in a written testimony that it has "become common" for potential prospective college athletes to ask for $5,000 merely to visit a school’s campus.
Smith's assertion comes on the same day he and others from across the world of college athletics appeared before the House Committee on Small Business in Washington, D.C., to discuss the impact of name, image and likeness (NIL) rules on college sports. Smith is among those who believe federal legislation is needed.
“A practice of asking a school for a fee to simply visit campus has emerged; asking for $5,000 just to visit has become common. During visits, discussions now emerge regarding how much a student-athlete can expect from NIL," Smith wrote in his testimony.
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