Rising: ASU football recruiting
Donor collectives are sprouting up across the country, all of them intended to create opportunities for players to receive compensation in exchange for endorsement opportunities. Some collectives have high standards; others constitute pay-for-play schemes with a thin veneer of legal legitimacy that are used as recruiting inducements. But without the collectives, recruiting in the NIL world will become increasingly difficult.— The Sun Devils devoted immense resources to their ballyhooed New Leadership Model under coach Herm Edwards. A few years later, it collapsed on itself with the recruiting scandal.
The ASU donor collective could be limited until the NCAA case is resolved. But at that point, will help the Sun Devils recharge more effectively than they would without the donor support.For the most part, the comings and goings in Pullman have trended favorably for coach Kyle Smith in his 25 months on the job.Williams was arguably WSU’s best player in 2020-21 — he received all-Pac-12 honorable mention distinction — but his production declined this season.