Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden took the state of college sports to task Thursday.
Gruden, the former head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, appeared on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” and lamented the lack of established relationships between college athletes and coaches.
He said this type of relationship cannot be built in a short period of time.
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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden on the sidelines against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh on September 19, 2021. (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)
“Repetition is the mother of learning,” Gruden said. “Right now, you just see a bunch of rental clubs. Have you ever played golf and bought a set of rental clubs? It’s like, ‘I don’t know how to hit this club. I don’t ‘never rode this putter.’ You make a lot of excuses.
“That’s what I see in college sports right now. Everyone is looking for the transfer portal and how much NIL money we deserve. It’s definitely a little sickening.”
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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden walks onto the field before the start of a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on August 29, 2021. (Cary Edmondson/USA Today Sports)
The era of name, image and likeness, coupled with the transfer portal, grinds the wheels of some college football coaches.
Duke men’s basketball coaching legend Mike Krzyzewski admitted to PK Press Club Digital in October that he didn’t have an answer for how to tame the NIL era, even though he believed in the good which results from it.
Former Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban during a basketball game between Alabama and the Texas A&M Aggies at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on February 17, 2024. (Gary Cosby Jr./USA Today Sports)
Former Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban ripped NIL in February.
