Softball Transfer Portal

That's Lamar

 

commited yet then?

 

Not that I'm aware of

 

That's Layla Lamar. Though no official announcement has been made, On3 is showing her 100% to Arizona.

 

I think that’s an unfair, simplistic response. Nobody yet is all doom and gloom but the mere suggestion that we’re not necessarily lighting things up in the transfer portal receives an instant insinuation that whoever dare questions is a big ol negative Nancy.

 

Someone had made a fake post on Facebook the other day saying that Layla had committed to TT, her father commented that it was fake (obviously) and to please stop posting fake nonsense, he said Layla was still 100% uncommitted.

 

Someone please explain to me for I know nothing. Softball team is currently struggling in the portal whether it is incoming or outgoing players and the consensus is it is because of our lack of NIL money. Does that mean the gymnastics team has tons of NIL money for that team is loaded with good athletes. Very few transfer out & JR reloads every year with top recruiting classes and through the portal.

 

From what I understand, gymnastics nationwide hasn't got caught up in all the pay to play money that has been thrown into "other" sports like softball. There are HUGE private corporate interests throwing literally millions of dollars into softball programs and that's not happening (yet) with gymnastics. Florida softball simply does not have the corporate sponsorships that 10-12 other universities have because it seems virtually ALL of our corporate donors are giving money to football and men's basketball. In softball, we are limited by what UAA allocates to the program, plus what is specifically directed to the program from our NIL conglomerates. And right now it simply isn't enough to pay for the elite players that choose to go elsewhere. We are pretty much getting those softball players who are willing to take less than they could get from other schools just because they want to be part of the University of Florida and our softball program.
Here's a link that explains the new revenue sharing agreement and what the NCAA hopes will happen with NIL deals in the future: NCAA Revenue Sharing & NIL Estimates 2025

 

Gymnastics isn’t as impacted for one simple reason: There isn’t a program in Texas to drive the prices up. TTU, UT and TAMU have been three of the primary drivers of the insane NIL numbers, and none have gymnastics teams. Nor does Miami who helped drive up football costs, or SJU who helped drive up basketball costs. The only big spender in the sport is Oklahoma, and that’s a large reason why they have been winning.
The other reason is that a lot of the top athletes in this sport can command actual NIL money from legit sponsors, so it mutes the effect of private pay for play spending a bit.