Even punters are getting mired in NIL controversies.
Louisville senior punter Brady Hodges was conspicuously absent from the Sun Bowl on Tuesday, and he took to X to explain that he hasn’t been paid what he was promised by the university’s NIL collective.
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Louisville defeated Washington in a wild Sun Bowl shootout, 35-34, to finish a 9-4 campaign.
In the transfer portal era, this is undoubtedly not what the Cardinals want out in the public eye, as incoming potential players might not want to negotiate with the school if they don’t stay true to their word.
It is unclear exactly how much Hodges was owed by the Cardinals, but that the punter was being offered legitimate NIL money tells you nearly every player on every team is being paid in some way.
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Hodges averaged 39.4 yards per punt this past season and Carter Schwartz instead handled all six punts during Tuesday’s win.