Wild first year of NIL money, million-dollar deals has many coaches demanding regulation LUKE MULLIN Lincoln Journal Star Aug 19, 2022 Aug 19, 2022 Updated Feb 9, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The college football landscape will never be the same again.kAmu@C 564256D[ E96 2>@F?E @7 >@?6J A6C>62E:?8 E96 DA@CE 92D 4@?E:?F65 E@ 8C@H 2?5 6IA2?5] uC@> Sc__ >:==:@? %' 562=D E@ S`_ >:==:@? 9625 4@249:?8 D2=2C:6D[ >@?6J 92D 7=@H65 E9C@F89 4@==686 7@@E32== :? C646?E J62CD — ;FDE ?@E @77:4:2==J E@ E96 A=2J6CD]k^AmkAm$:?46 E96 }rpp 2??@F?465 =2DE yF=J E92E A=2J6CD H:== 36 23=6 E@ AC@7:E @? 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