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Good for Huepel

Nico probably never commits to them out of HS w pre NIL rules. Heupel’s career has benefited from nil without it I didn’t think it would go as well at Tennessee. But to his credit he has improved and adjusted some as HC.
I believe Tennessee was around 15th in NIL spending. About half as much as Texas. Considering nearly a quarter of that was going to a QB position that wasn’t the teams strength, I still probably think they overachieved. Or at least were par for expectations.
 
Nico probably never commits to them out of HS w pre NIL rules. Heupel’s career has benefited from nil without it I didn’t think it would go as well at Tennessee. But to his credit he has improved and adjusted some as HC.
It will be interesting to see what his record is moving forward. Most of the guys he inherited from Jeremy Pruitt have moved on. It is his team now.
 
Heupel, isn't a hero here. If the kid bombed out and was not the QB they thought, do you really think Tenn renewals his 500k or what ever it is NIL deal. Short answer is no, in fact it would have been recommended he find a new place to play.
The only responsibility a player has today is perform as best he can, and make the best possible deal for his current self and future. Will they sometimes (probably often) make bad decisions yes. Guess what that happens at all ages and all stages of life.
He was getting 2 mill.
 
And in the ultimate NIL irony, the first player to act like a butthead about it, Jaden Rashada has just committed to a football powerhouse.....
 
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