I agree. Just because NIL is legal doesn’t make this not a violation. If the NIL deal is contingent upon him signing with Syracuse, it violates NCAA rules. No different than offering a kid a summer job in the old days. Summer jobs are legal, but not as an inducement to sign.
Weirsman’s justification of this is worse than if he kept quiet and did it silently. He took two recruits and their families to a Syracuse game on unofficial visits, where they all sat court side. Usually, players have to pay for their own unofficial visits but he says Syracuse signed off on the idea because he only was discussing his NIL deals with them and their families, not choosing Syracuse.
And, what are those NIL deals? Promoting charitable and other non-profit activities IN SYRACUSE, NY. Now, what other college could they attend on an athletic scholarship and make money promoting charities and non-profit events in SYRACUSE, NY? You think if they sign with Villanova those deals still are on the table?
These deals are public because this guy thinks he is too smart for the NCAA. He publicly announces them in advance to reporters because he thinks he and his lawyers are too smart for the NCAA. And, the sad part is that he is right.
