I’ve been thinking about this idea for a while in the wild Wild West of NIL and the transfer portal. The NCAA appears to essentially have no real power or oversight anymore, either. 

What would stop Ohio State from entering an intentional partnership with a  Central Ohio junior college (even paying its staff and coaching the OSU systems) or a school like Youngstown State and using NIL to create “contracts” with players, where, after Spring ball, if a player isn’t likely to crack the 3 deep, they would play that year at the “minor league” school?

People like Isaiah West or the Armstrong twins or Nick McLarty would essentially be on a year loan to the school… coached by Ohio State system coaches…and getting REPS. That irreplaceable game experience would pay dividends. And the “minor league” school would get a huge benefit from Ohio State fans caring about their team.

You can make sure that classes taken at that school transfer to OSU. And the players are still getting their NIL.