USA Today Editor: NIL Redefines College Recruiting
We speak with Phil Kaplan about sports news coverage in the NIL era. Phil is a college sports editor for USA Today, overseeing SEC coverage. We discuss how the recruiting process is now impacted by NIL earning potential. Phil discusses a recent project related to NIL within high school athletics, inspired by the coverage of Arch Manning’s recruitment. Phil is also the father of a college athlete and shares his experience as the parent of a collegiate soccer player during the NIL era. We...