Correct 254, a lot of people think LSU and boosters are paying the players. They are being paid by companies for their image and likeness, eg, Nike, Adidas, Puma, etc, some are local, but most are statewide, regional, national, and some are international. The more presence they have on social media, the more $$ they make. At LSU, Dunn has 8 milion followers, Reese has 4 million, Flaujae has 2 milllion, Van Lith has 1.5 million. Guess how many followers Morrow had, less than 5,000 because no one knew who she was. Since her commitment was very public nationwide for weeks, she is about to explode and become rich through increased social media. They also get paid by social media themselves.
Yes agree, Mulkey would have gotten both Van Lith and Morrow and NIL's would have poured in. She is one of the best recruiters, she did it at Baylor for 21 years, and and continuing her recruiting powess now. It is not Baylor the school, it is not the boosters, it is image/likeness of the player and their marketability. Social media is free advertisement for the companies who sign them. When Reese signed with Mercedes Benz this week, after she posted getting the car, she gained additional 42,000 new followers within 2 hours. Mulkey would have hired and assigned an assistant coach at Baylor to handle NIL's and help them with their marketability just like she did at LSU. That assistant coach who manages NIL's and marketing players came with Mulkey from Baylor.