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Scott Polacek is the featured Columnist IV for Texas A&M Football.
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Jimbo Fisher, the head coach of Texas A&M, told me that paying players in college football has been around for a long time.
Fisher said on The Paul Finebaum Show that there were a lot of NIL deals going on before this happened. Nobody told anyone.
Fisher's comments came on Wednesday's early national signing day and in the light of the discussion about how the transfer portal has impacted recruiting and college football as a whole.
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin told reporters that they have free agency in college football. The kids go to where they get the most money.
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said during a press conference that he was not concerned about what was happening in the country.
The transfer portal and the number of players who are looking to switch schools was discussed by the head coach. There was a lot of tampering. Adults are manipulating young men. Education is the last thing.
The system that required players to sit out for one year if they decided to transfer is something that Swinney would like to return to.
When it comes to the recruiting trail, Fisher has done a good job.
He has the No. 2 class for the 2022 cycle. It is necessary to compete with the powerhouses in the SEC such as Alabama and Georgia.
Wake Forest will face the A's in the Gator Bowl.
