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Texas A&M football currently holds the nation’s top recruiting class for 2022. With six five-star prospects, 19 four-stars and three three-stars, the Aggies are loaded.
Among the commitments, head coach Jimbo Fisher and his staff landed the nation’s top-rated linebacker, top-rated defensive lineman and the second-ranked wide receiver. They also kept the nation’s second-ranked quarterback in-state, locking up the program’s biggest need for the foreseeable future.
And, although the class is all-but finished, there is still time to land another prospect or two before or on National Signing Day. With a 247Sports composite score of 328.82, it is the nation’s No. 1 class by more than 11 points over Alabama. Needless to say, the Aggies have hit the recruiting trail extremely hard. Per a recent rumor, their boosters also spent a small fortune. According to a message board user who goes by SlicedBread, the Aggies spent between $25 and $30 million to sure-up the nation’s top class. He reported that the effort was targeted and coordinated. Although SlicedBread is not necessarily the best source in the world, the number is likely in the ballpark.
IT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL. TEXAS A&M IS DOING NOTHING WRONG, OR EVEN INVOLVED. IT IS ALL BOOSTERS.
In previous years, money was (allegedly) dispersed to recruits under the table. It was and is illegal to hand a prospect money directly in return for his commitment. That is not what Texas A&M is doing. Under the NCAA’s new rules on Name, Image and Likeness, it can be done above the table, kind of. CLICK HERE for a great explanation of what is reportedly going on. For example, like what is reportedly being done amongst the boosters at A&M — and everywhere across the country — money can be distributed through deals for NIL. A recruit can be offered a lucrative deal in return for a commitment. The University of Texas reportedly weaponized NIL to land No. 1 overall quarterback recruit Quinn Ewers. Texas boosters are also paying every offensive lineman on scholarship $50,000 through NIL. So, when the math is all said and done, for Texas A&M to spend that reported number, is not hard to believe. Good for the Aggies for having that kind of money and using it effectively.
According to SlicedBread, the Aggies even have a backstop in place. The deals are structured to keep players in College Station for multiple years. Contracts are set up as multi-year deals. If a player leaves, he leaves the money behind in Texas. NIL has changed the landscape of college football and what A&M is doing is completely legal and clearly effective. Not only do the Aggies have the No. 1 recruiting class for 2022, but they currently hold the No. 2-ranked class for 2023. They all-but print money in College Station and it is really paying off. Literally.
Texas A&M football currently holds the nation’s top recruiting class for 2022. With six five-star prospects, 19 four-stars and three three-stars, the Aggies are loaded.
Among the commitments, head coach Jimbo Fisher and his staff landed the nation’s top-rated linebacker, top-rated defensive lineman and the second-ranked wide receiver. They also kept the nation’s second-ranked quarterback in-state, locking up the program’s biggest need for the foreseeable future.
And, although the class is all-but finished, there is still time to land another prospect or two before or on National Signing Day. With a 247Sports composite score of 328.82, it is the nation’s No. 1 class by more than 11 points over Alabama. Needless to say, the Aggies have hit the recruiting trail extremely hard. Per a recent rumor, their boosters also spent a small fortune. According to a message board user who goes by SlicedBread, the Aggies spent between $25 and $30 million to sure-up the nation’s top class. He reported that the effort was targeted and coordinated. Although SlicedBread is not necessarily the best source in the world, the number is likely in the ballpark.
IT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL. TEXAS A&M IS DOING NOTHING WRONG, OR EVEN INVOLVED. IT IS ALL BOOSTERS.
In previous years, money was (allegedly) dispersed to recruits under the table. It was and is illegal to hand a prospect money directly in return for his commitment. That is not what Texas A&M is doing. Under the NCAA’s new rules on Name, Image and Likeness, it can be done above the table, kind of. CLICK HERE for a great explanation of what is reportedly going on. For example, like what is reportedly being done amongst the boosters at A&M — and everywhere across the country — money can be distributed through deals for NIL. A recruit can be offered a lucrative deal in return for a commitment. The University of Texas reportedly weaponized NIL to land No. 1 overall quarterback recruit Quinn Ewers. Texas boosters are also paying every offensive lineman on scholarship $50,000 through NIL. So, when the math is all said and done, for Texas A&M to spend that reported number, is not hard to believe. Good for the Aggies for having that kind of money and using it effectively.
Here is how it reportedly plays out in College Station:
- A recruit is targeted for a specific recruiting class.
- A “point donor” then heads the recruiting effort.
- The “point donor” gathers other donors around him.
- Those donors create an LLC.
- The LLC, in turn for a commitment, sponsors the targeted recruit.
- That recruit, upon arrival on campus, receives money from the LLC.
- In turn, the recruit promotes the LLC and its “cause,” whether that be a charity or a business.
According to SlicedBread, the Aggies even have a backstop in place. The deals are structured to keep players in College Station for multiple years. Contracts are set up as multi-year deals. If a player leaves, he leaves the money behind in Texas. NIL has changed the landscape of college football and what A&M is doing is completely legal and clearly effective. Not only do the Aggies have the No. 1 recruiting class for 2022, but they currently hold the No. 2-ranked class for 2023. They all-but print money in College Station and it is really paying off. Literally.
