We will see where this goes, but before the NIL changes, WF wasn't recruiting against Clemson or Bama. In football, the schools that WF generally recruits against (UVA, NC State, Duke, Vandy, BC, Northwestern) are the ones that WF will need to keep pace with when it comes to NIL issues. There are a lot chicken littles on this Board, but firmly believe that WF will offer as good or better NIL opportunities as those schools. It makes no sense to freak out because the Bama QB that has never taken a snap will make huge money under current NIL rules because he was never coming to WF under any set of rules.
FWIW, the next recruiting cycle (HS class of 2022) will be the most competitive recruiting cycle in the history of FBS/D1 sports as there will be a glut of eligible athletes and not as many scholarships. Next season, the scholarship limits go back to the pre-pandemic levels (85 for football and 13 for hoop), yet there will be an extra year of eligibility for all college players except for the super seniors. Unless the NCAA allows scholarship limit relief, something Clawson has advocated for, schools will be cutting players in droves. The transfer portal will be crazy. So, in the short term, there is going to be a ton of athletes fighting/begging for Power V scholarship opportunities, and the NIL rules will naturally make a Power V scholarship even more valuable because Power V schools get more exposure than non-Power V schools.