By Mark Pszonak
NIL and transfer portal stories continue to pile up. The latest involves Louisville punter Brady Hodges who decided to opt out of Tuesday’s Sun Bowl against Washington due to a lack of NIL payments.
This isn’t the first time something like this has happened and it won’t be the last. The most public disagreement came earlier this season when UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka left the team because of a similar situation. This time, Hodges went on X (formerly Twitter) to explain why he decided to opt out:
https://twitter.com/bradyhodges2/status/1874184825533505717
502Circle is the official NIL Collective of the Louisville Cardinals, and they have yet to respond to Hodges’ allegations. As usual, this will be a “he said/she said” situation with some people criticizing the player while others criticize the university.
Unless some form of contract is signed, expect situations like this to continue. There are little to no rules and nobody around to police the situation. Because of this, it has become a regular occurrence in college sports.
