Do you think the USC visit is legit or is this just a leverage tactic to try and squeeze every possible dollar he can get out of us?? I recall him saying that he wanted to go beyond the Sweet 16 and that winning was important to him. Don't see that happening if he goes to USC or Nova as their rosters are currently constructed.
I’m not broke, and I think it’s like winning a lottery to get $millions to play college basketball when just a few years back the top guys only got hidden money that doesn’t approach today’s NIL$. A poor inner city New York kid like Z didn’t even know if he would go to college. Goes to the Peach Jam, Barnes spots him, VN buys his mom a house when her New York apartment burns, then Z likely gets $4million or more NIL$ in the last 3 years to play at UT. If that’s not winning a lottery, what would you call it?
There is a very real possibility that the rules will be changed in college sports to give 5 years of eligibility to all players, meaning you have 5 years to play 5 seasons instead of 5 to play 4. This would simplify the process on the NCAA end, reducing waiver exceptions, and make redshirting meaningless. The issue is the timing on this. If it happens, it won’t be put into effect until the summer or after. ZZ, Gainey, and Mashack would technically be eligible to return if it passes, but there would need to be spots available to them. The other complicating factor for basketball is they might go to 15 scholarships instead of 13. Realistically, Mashack won’t have a spot, but ZZ and Gainey might.
