Well, to be fair, if a stud freshman ends up at an HCBU and blows the roof off, he is likely chasing NIL money the next year. Same for good players in the mid-majors. If they are NFL caliber…
Doug Williams is implying, without directly trying to offend the NCAA, that college football at HBCU schools is suffering. The HBCU Greek life, along with the athletic programs, are very important for cultural identity of a large group of people in the United States. The HBCU football teams have become endangered by the NCAA transfer portal.
Going forward the most talented student athletes at HBCUs are going to have to choose between remaining at a university that can provide unmatched education, self-esteem, and social connections, or transferring to a university with BCS prominence to better showcase their talent and strive for financial security in the NFL someday.
He’s a strong advocate for the HBCU Legacy bowl, and those students that choose to spend their careers in these programs as he did at Grambling, but the current NCAA transfer portal is marginalizing that important sports outlet for these black student athletes at HBCUs.