It will be interesting to watch. We had previously talked about just giving a player NIL. Money instead of a scholarship. In that manner, a walk on could basically receive the same amount as a scholarship player. This was discussed as a loop hole walk around to get around the scholarship limits.
But now, NIL. Is taxable and scholarships are not.
It does make sense that it is taxed. A lot of the players making $millions from NIL are basically advertising for their respective benefactor. Nike is paying that player over $4 million in nil. That’s basically the same as a shoe contract.