This story on CBS shows how much coaches are tired of the NIL era already. He just won the championship and told the reporter he wouldn’t be coaching Michigan 3-4 years from now. He started recruiting the portal right away. This happened while he was getting his COTY award.
This is May talking to a highly regarded player in the transfer portal. The player called May, so he popped out of his chair and had to put our interview on pause for a few moments to see what was happening. During his conversation, the player verbally committed to play for Michigan next season. A huge development. When the call was over, I congratulated him, then he chuckled, saying something to the effect of, "Just because he committed doesn't mean he's coming. We still have to deal with the agent."
The story gets even stranger. This player verbally reinforced his commitment to May two more times in the ensuing weeks.
The agent was a handful, though.
And so Michigan never got him.
He'll be playing elsewhere next season.
That's the portal recruiting experience in a nutshell.
No wonder they want our fast now. It’s a joke with the NCAA having no power. Congress needs to give them some control back asap.