$7.$ Prior to name, image, likeness $($NIL$)$ contracts, college football players didn$$t receive compensation $($other than their scholarships$).$ With NIL, one of the best quarterbacks in college football, Drake Maye $($Google Drake Maye$)$ earned around $$1\mathrm{.}5$ million as a college player. In other words, we have moved from political forces toward market forces determining college football player compensation.