STrib: Transfer later and get paid: The new sales pitch emerging for college recruiting

‘Stepping-stone’ schools​

College coaches are pitching programs as temporary stops for recruits

In the era of NIL deals and the transfer portal, colleges are pitching their programs as temporary stops for high school recruits.

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BleedGopher said:

Per Marcus:

‘Stepping-stone’ schools​

Every Minnesota high school basketball player would love to be in Brown’s shoes — getting to play on the biggest stage for a high-profile program that will make him a millionaire through NIL.

“I never imagined making money like this in college,” Brown told Strib Varsity after he committed to North Carolina on April 21. “It’s just all surreal and a blessing to be in the position I am to help myself and my family.”

The same high school senior who had zero D-I scholarship offers became one of this spring’s hottest targets in the transfer portal before signing for reportedly millions in NIL to play for new Tar Heels coach Michael Malone, a former NBA champion with Denver.

Once Brown found a D-I school that believed in him after prep school, he used the portal to move from FDU in New Jersey to Utah in Salt Lake City and now UNC on Tobacco Road.

College coaches are pitching programs as temporary stops for recruits

In the era of NIL deals and the transfer portal, colleges are pitching their programs as temporary stops for high school recruits.

varsity.startribune.com

Go Gophers!!

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FinnGopher said:

As I mentioned awhile back, the mid-majors and lower D1 schools will become the Community College/Jr College schools in the modern era. They promise the development and playing time that will get them noticed at the high major level. The actual Jr College gets an advantage of kids playing without losing any years in college. They essentially become like college hockey players who play in the USHL before ever going to college. In this era you can expect to see players as old as 27 on a college court.

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BleedGopher said:

This will all change once the NCAA passes the vote later this month, which starts the 5 to play 5 rule either after HS graduation or 19 years old.

Go Gophers!!

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