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Anonymous wrote:Smart kid - stay close to family, close to home, stay with your coach. He's keeping his routine, instead of moving far from everyone he knows and getting caught up in the hype as a campus "celebrity."

His NIL contract is going to be insane.

Will his NIL contract be public? The amount of attention he’s going to bring the school, he’s worth every penny.

There is no single "NIL Contract" someone gets. Your NIL earnings are from many sources/advertisers who are free to sign individual endorsement deals with you.

I'm not sure his NIL earnings will actually be "insane" as track is just not that popular to begin with, especially for a 400m runner.

I don't know about that, he is VERY charismatic and photogenic

Agree. He has a new campaign with Hollister that launched today. If things continue on this trajectory I think he will help make track and field more popular outside of Olympic years.

Anonymous wrote:What does turning pro in Track and Field mean? When I think of athletes going pro I think of the NFL or the NBA. Is there an over arching competitive league for professional track athletes?

The biggest pro track league is the Diamond League, which is international and attracts top tier Olympic talent. Noah Lyles is the reigning men's Diamond League 100m champ, and Julien Alfred the reigning women's 100m champ. Usain Bolt was a prominent Diamond League Competitor.

There are also some upstart recently-founded ones like Grand Slam Track (which has been financially controversial/disastrous). Gabby Thomas raced in Grand Slam Track.

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Anonymous wrote:Lyles and bro were recruited (maybe signed as well) by Florida, but turned pro.

Looks like Gators did not make Wilson's top 5. It's ok... he'll win his 400m, but watch the Gators hoist more track national championships.

And enough with the Twerp talk...stick to women's field hockey!

Lyles' high school 100m record was recently broken by Tate Taylor, who is a senior that hasn't yet announced his school.

Tate Taylor also seems like a great and charismatic kid, admittedly based on only one interview. Hope both he and Quincy continue to kick butt for years to come!

What does turning pro in Track and Field mean? When I think of athletes going pro I think of the NFL or the NBA. Is there an over arching competitive league for professional track athletes?

Anonymous wrote:Lyles and bro were recruited (maybe signed as well) by Florida, but turned pro.

Looks like Gators did not make Wilson's top 5. It's ok... he'll win his 400m, but watch the Gators hoist more track national championships.

And enough with the Twerp talk...stick to women's field hockey!

Lyles' high school 100m record was recently broken by Tate Taylor, who is a senior that hasn't yet announced his school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Smart kid - stay close to family, close to home, stay with your coach. He's keeping his routine, instead of moving far from everyone he knows and getting caught up in the hype as a campus "celebrity."

His NIL contract is going to be insane.

Will his NIL contract be public? The amount of attention he’s going to bring the school, he’s worth every penny.

There is no single "NIL Contract" someone gets. Your NIL earnings are from many sources/advertisers who are free to sign individual endorsement deals with you.

I'm not sure his NIL earnings will actually be "insane" as track is just not that popular to begin with, especially for a 400m runner.

I don't know about that, he is VERY charismatic and photogenic

I would have guessed USC but excited that its Maryland. I'm not from DMV but my family LOVES this kid and follow him. Track is a fun sport, especially sprinting

Lyles and bro were recruited (maybe signed as well) by Florida, but turned pro.

Looks like Gators did not make Wilson's top 5. It's ok... he'll win his 400m, but watch the Gators hoist more track national championships.

And enough with the Twerp talk...stick to women's field hockey!

Anonymous wrote:It’s because he’s going to leave in a year anyway to train for the Olympics, and this way he can stay with the coach he knows, and near his family, and still make NIL money. And after the Olympics he can go pro. Or make a different college choice. It is not about MD as a track school.

I 100% agree with this. He can still get a degree as well, Maryland probably offered that regardless of how long he runs there.

Noah Lyles never signed with a college, but he's more of an exception, even among prodigy types. Sydney McLaughlin Levrone went to the Olympics for the first time at 16, ran a season of college track, and then left to go pro. Athing Mu set a bunch of records at 17-18 years old, ran one season of college track, and then left to go pro. She got her first Olympic individual gold at 19.