Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy floats theory about player retention rates in college football

The transportation portal and name, image, and likeness (NIL) person surely made an interaction connected assemblage sports implicit the past mates of years.

The NCAA adopted the NIL argumentation successful 2021. Since then, assemblage shot programs person often been faced with uncovering originative ways to support their roster turnover to a minimum. The workout is possibly 1 of the unintended consequences of the policies.

Prior to the portal and NIL, coaches were mostly focused connected recruiting players to their respective programs and could typically trust connected an jock sticking astir for aggregate seasons.

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Oklahoma State caput manager Mike Gundy walks disconnected the tract successful the 2nd fractional during an NCAA shot crippled betwixt Oklahoma State and Tulsa successful Tulsa, Okla., connected Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (NATHAN J. FISH/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

During a caller property conference, Oklahoma State caput manager Mike Gundy lamented the interaction NIL has had connected the sport.

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Gundy argued that monetary motivations are the driving unit down players' decisions connected which programme they privation to beryllium a portion of.

Oklahoma State manager Mike Gundy walks connected the sideline during a assemblage shot crippled betwixt the Oklahoma State Cowboys (OSU) and the West Virginia Mountaineers astatine Boone Pickens Stadium successful Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

"Player retention is based connected money," Gundy responded erstwhile asked astir subordinate retention. "I'll springiness you an example. If you’re playing connected our squad and we spell 3-9 and close present you’re making $12,000 and we say, ‘Hey, if you travel backmost we’ll wage you $250,000.’ What are you going to do? Player retention is astir apt 90 percent built connected wealth now. Not different things. It’s changed."

Head manager Mike Gundy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys reacts connected the sideline successful the 2nd fractional against the Texas A&M Aggies during the TaxAct Texas Bowl astatine NRG Stadium connected December 27, 2023 successful Houston, Texas.  (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

Gundy has been the caput manager of the Cowboys since 2005. He added that helium refuses to get successful a bidding warfare implicit a player's NIL worth portion the play is successful progress. Gundy believes those negotiations should beryllium reserved for after the season.

"I told the players there’s nary negotiating now," Gundy told reporters successful August. "Portal's over. All negotiation's history. Now, we’re playing football. Just coaching and playing football."

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Gundy doubled down connected his presumption during this week's property conference. "That’s what I told the players. There’s nary negotiating now," helium said. "The portal’s over. All the negotiation’s history. Now, we’re playing football. Just coaching and playing football."

While the advent of NIL and the transportation portal person introduced galore benefits for the players, the policies person besides travel with immoderate drawbacks. Oklahoma State enters this Saturday's crippled against Baylor with a 3-4 record.

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