Scott Satterfield I'll say fact here, but this isn't as easy an answer in the NIL world we're living in.
Scott Satterfield I'll say fact here, but this isn't as easy an answer in the NIL world we're living in. Highly rated players are always going to feel the pull of other big-name schools, regardless of their commitment status. In years past, there was a good chance they would flip elsewhere if the head coach was fired.is somebody the recruits like, big schools with bigger NIL budgets will still come calling.
Maybe a new coach drives increased NIL funds for Louisville, but the Cardinals are still going to need to build the relationships with the recruits, and that's a tall order on such a compressed timeline.Louisville hired Satterfield in 2018. Before NIL legislation made it legal to pay recruits, he wasn't exactly known for his recruiting prowess. In fact, he had signed an inadequate total of four four-stars in four cycles from 2019 through 2022.
This season, the Cardinals have a top 25 recruiting class bolstered by eight four-stars, with seven of them being ranked among the top 200 prospects in the nation. I haven’t seen any of the NIL offers made to these prospects, but you don’t have to be a financial analyst to discern what the catalyst has been.
The four-stars committed to Louisville aren't committed to the allure of the coaching staff. They're committed to the dollar amounts being promised for signing here. That’s why I think this class will remain mostly intact regardless of Satterfield’s fate, as long as the NIL deals remain in place. If the NIL deals fall apart because the staff is let go, then the class will fracture.