“They should get paid; they should be able to transfer. Coaches do it all the time.”
Backed NIL pay and free transfer ('if coaches can do it, players should'), but said the lack of rules turned it into the wild, wild west.
Desmond Howard
- Role(s) as quoted
- 1991 Heisman winner; ESPN analyst
- 1991 Heisman winner (Michigan); ESPN College GameDay analyst
- Person type
- Players
- Entries
- 2 (Apr 2022 to Dec 31, 2025)
- Topics
- Transfer portal (1) Pay, NIL & revenue sharing (1) Governance & legislation (1) Playoff & bowls (1) Rivalries & tradition (1)
In the Ideas index
- 4. Direct pay or revenue sharing with players (Supporters)
- 7. Transfer limits and portal calendar reform (Defenders of transfer freedom)
- 10. Fixed title-game site at the Rose Bowl (Supporters)
All entries (oldest first)
“I have conversations all the time with (Kirk) Herbstreit and we're of the opinion that the national championship game should be played here every year, no matter what.”
Proposed holding the CFP national championship at the Rose Bowl every year, and said Herbstreit agrees.