Acker was very open in hinting that it's needed and that everyone has to adjust to the current collegiate sports landscape.
GO BEACH
Without NIL money the mid-majors cannot compete with the P-4 conferences. Players who excel at LB and make all-conference teams will be picked off and lured by the $ they get paid to sign and commit. I cannot blame a player for getting paid a lot more than LB can offer and for raising his status at a P-4 school. Going forward, LB will have a new team every year or two. Players are now free agents every year unless the NCAA can come up with a remedy or form new divisions such as Div 1 (P-4 schools), Div 1A (successful mid-majors) and 1-AA which would essentially be Div2. The good ole days are gone when a fan could watch an athlete play for 4 years at one school.
And I am told that AT and LT will announce where they are going within the next few days or a week! Very sad, but it was expected!!!