Tennessee takes a stand: is NIL out of control?

The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

Fox Sports

Sports, Football

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down Tennessee starting QB Nico Iamaleava’s decision to enter the Transfer Portal after reportedly attempting to re-negotiate his NIL package to $4 million for next season. Klatt lays out why we shouldn’t be surprised that this is happening or that a football program is trying to take a stand in the NIL landscape after the pendulum had swung heavily in favor of the players. He explains why this situation is reminiscent of coaches negotiating larger and larger salaries except for one key difference. He also provides the fix to keep situations like this from getting out of control. Klatt wraps up the show by marveling at the final round of The Masters and Rory McIlroy’s dramatic win to complete the career Grand Slam. 0:00-1:48 Intro 1:49-8:09 Nico Iamaleava plans to enter the transfer portal after attempting to renegotiate NIL deal 8:10-18:09 Will we see more “hold-outs” in college football going forward? 18:10-21:09 What changes are needed for NIL to work better in today’s college football landscape? 21:10-25:24 Is NIL to blame for the current issues in the sport? 25:25-33:02 Masters recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:07.1	NIL is not ruining college football.
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