The time for negotiating NIL offers, at the very least in Stillwater, is over.
Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy revealed final week that he advised his gamers that they should cease “asking for more cash” and deal with the season.
“I advised the gamers there’s no negotiating now,” Gundy mentioned, by way of The Related Press. “Portal’s over. All negotiation’s historical past. Now we’re enjoying soccer. Simply teaching and enjoying soccer.”
With how each the switch portal and title, picture and likeness offers have erupted lately, it’s not shocking to listen to that Gundy desires to place that apart with the Cowboys’ season opener lower than two weeks away. And, with NIL guidelines always altering all through school sports activities, there’s much more for Gundy to maintain up with. School soccer at the moment seems vastly totally different than when it did when he was first employed at Oklahoma State in 2005.
However at this level, he’s completed with it.
“The enterprise facet of what we do now could be, we now have to have these conversations with them,” Gundy mentioned. “Inform your agent to stop calling us and asking for more cash. It’s non-negotiable now. Begin once more in December.”
Oklahoma State went 10-4 final season and reached the Huge 12 title sport, thanks largely to a breakout 12 months from working again Ollie Gordon II, and are a contender for a spot within the expanded School Soccer Playoff this season. Gordon ran for an FBS-high 1,732 yards and had 22 whole touchdowns final season. He was arrested on DUI prices earlier this summer season, however Gundy — who struggled when initially attempting to defend Gordon at Huge 12 media days — mentioned he wouldn’t miss enjoying time due to it.
The Cowboys, who will begin the season ranked within the AP ballot No. 17 within the nation, will host South Dakota State of their first sport of the 12 months on Aug. 31.
Whereas he is aware of school soccer will proceed to vary and adapt with reference to the way it handles NIL offers, particularly when schools will be capable of pay gamers immediately, that’s an issue for his future self.
“It’s going to vary once more,” Gundy mentioned, by way of The Oklahoman. “Over the subsequent 5 ½ months, we will simply play soccer. That’s what I’ve requested the employees to do and the gamers to do, is get out of the realm of all these items that’s gone on and simply play soccer by way of January. After that, we will get again into it.”
