As Lane Kiffin settles in for his debut season at LSU, he's doing so in the second year of the revenue-sharing era in college football. It adds another layer to the NIL era, and he said the program has "evolved" with the times.
During his Monday press conference, Kiffin was asked about whether player motivation has changed as a result of NIL. The way he sees it, athletes now have even more at stake when they take the field for practice and on Saturdays for games.
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Previously, players were solely on a scholarship. But as roster costs go up, that means they have the opportunity to earn even more money if they perform well. As a result, Kiffin said there's even more on the line.
"We've evolved in that, in how we talk," Kiffin said. "They make a lot of money, a lot of them now. So, to me, there's a little bit of a difference in there. If you get what part of your motivation was, are you still motivated? We work through that in the way that we talk to them, the things that we point to. But also, I think, in a way, people talk about all the problems with them making money – which there are problems that come with that – there's also a good side, too, because I think they feel more like it's a big job vs. 'Oh, I just have a scholarship. I kind of show up and do football part-time.'
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During his Monday press conference, Kiffin was asked about whether player motivation has changed as a result of NIL. The way he sees it, athletes now have even more at stake when they take the field for practice and on Saturdays for games.
$19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage
Previously, players were solely on a scholarship. But as roster costs go up, that means they have the opportunity to earn even more money if they perform well. As a result, Kiffin said there's even more on the line.
"We've evolved in that, in how we talk," Kiffin said. "They make a lot of money, a lot of them now. So, to me, there's a little bit of a difference in there. If you get what part of your motivation was, are you still motivated? We work through that in the way that we talk to them, the things that we point to. But also, I think, in a way, people talk about all the problems with them making money – which there are problems that come with that – there's also a good side, too, because I think they feel more like it's a big job vs. 'Oh, I just have a scholarship. I kind of show up and do football part-time.'
#kiffin #money #evolved #Scholarship
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