The name, image, and likeness (NIL) era, has completely changed the world of college sports. What used to be a system built around tradition and loyalty has turned into something much closer to a free agency. Players negotiate deals, schools battle each other through booster collectives, and coaches make decisions based not just on football or basketball, but on the resources, they have to build...

Eight hours a day, five days a week, most of your time is occupied by being at school. It can be beneficial, but only to the point where students are not being burnt out. Education is important, of course, but for teenagers who are also balancing other things in their lives, it can be hard to organize it all. As a student who has been in an after-school sport, works 2-3 times a week and participates...