Player Not In The Transfer Portal Demanding $1.5 Million To Leave His Team: REPORT

One viral tweet perfectly sums up the insanity of the transfer portal and NIL.

Major college athletics has turned into the wild west ever since transfer rules were blown wide open and players have been able to cash in.

NIL was meant to be used for signing autographs and doing marketing deals. That lasted a hot minute before it turned into pay-for-play for major stars. Add in the fact players have more freedom of movement than ever before, and we're living in truly unprecedented times.

One tweet from Jeff Goodman shines a light on the absolute insanity of the current state of college sports.

Has NIL gone too far? A new viral report indicates that might be the case. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Player reportedly demanding $1.5 million to transfer.

Goodman reported Thursday that an unnamed college basketball player *WHO IS NOT IN THE TRANSFER PORTAL* is having reps contact teams with a $1.5 million price to leave his team and join a new one.

To be clear, coaches attempting to land players not in the portal is a clear violation of NCAA rules. NIL is also supposed to be handled outside of official school channels, but we all know that's a pretty gray area at this point.

This report from Goodman kind of says it all. I'm not going to speculate on who it might be because that wouldn't do any good, but it's clear that the guy must be a star.

Most big time college basketball players can earn mid-six figures if they have enough name recognition. Others believe they're worth at least a million, which is A.J. Storr's reported asking price.

Anyone asking for $1.5 million would have to be a massive star. What we do know is that Goodman's report, if accurate, represents multiple NCAA violations depending on how contact was made.

Of course, the NCAA is so neutered to the point that absolutely nobody fears it, and a recent court decision makes enforcing NIL rules pretty much impossible.

It's the wild west, and there's no point in pretending otherwise.

Is there a fix? Can a solution be found? I don't know, but it seems like this is definitely the new normal. Let me know your thoughts and reactions at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.