Urban Meyer Dismisses Deion Sanders College Football NIL Cap Proposal

Deion Sanders, head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, has called for a salary cap on NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) payments in college football to create a more level playing field among programs with different financial resources. Sanders argues that schools with bigger NIL budgets can outbid others for talent, making it difficult for programs like Colorado to compete. However, former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has strongly rejected this proposal, stating that a salary cap will never happen due to the inherent financial disparities between schools like Ohio State, Alabama, and Colorado. Meyer compared college football's financial landscape to Major League Baseball, where some players earn more than entire teams, emphasizing that spending differences are an unavoidable reality. Co-hosts Mark Ingram II and Rob Stone echoed Meyer's sentiments, noting that major conferences are unlikely to impose spending limits. Ultimately, while Sanders seeks fairness through regulation, Meyer and others highlight the entrenched nature of financial inequality in college football and the impracticality of enforcing a salary cap.