Former Florida coach Steve Spurrier Not a fan of the modern recruiting structure, but not for the reason you might think.
Spurrier knows that adaptation is the only way to survive in the game, so he’s not completely rejecting the name, image, and likeness game. Instead, he sees NIL as a new tool that needs to be fine-tuned. He’s more or less on the same page regarding changes to the transfer portal over the last decade.
“They (the NCAA) need to do something about this. I think they need to come up with a budget. Power Five teams have $30 million to spend. If you want to give everything to the quarterback, that’s your problem, but set a limit and let them distribute and go from there. This will help even things out a little bit as far as bringing recruiting back into the game,” Spurrier said on 95.3 WDAE (Tampa).
“Right now, it’s just a question of who’s going to pay the most money. That’s not how it should be, and in fact, the teams that pay the most money don’t always win. I think Texas A&MMiami and Southern California they were three of the biggest spenders here in recent years, but they didn’t make much.
“You still have to have a good attitude, good teamwork and players playing for each other.”
Spurrier also offered a prediction for Florida’s upcoming season.
“Everyone feels like we have a better team this year. We got some guys. Of course, we lost some guys. But again, if we start off really well – we’ll open with Miami, I think at 3:30 on August 31st there. If we start off right, build some trust, Graham Mertz is ready to go and (DJ) Lagway – the backup kid – he’s a talented player.”
“We are in good shape as a defender, I hope our defense improves a lot. We can start well, have a winning season and win a bowl game, that’s what I predict. Win the season and win a bowl game and start moving in the right direction.
Florida faces what could be the toughest schedule in college football next year, so a winning season would be huge for Billy Napier in Year 3, especially after two losing seasons.
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