Brooks Austin
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“I remember last year in the SEC championship game, Georgia's down several starters on the offensive line, and Alabama is down several starters on their defensive line,”
Brooks Austin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Austin recalls the 2025 SEC Championship Game where both Georgia and Alabama were missing several starters on their lines.
“And, you know, Broderick. I don't know if he stays around for 2 years to sit on the bench nowadays, right?”
Brooks Austin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Austin questions whether a player like Broderick Jones would stay on the bench for two years in the current transfer portal era.
“But I think a lot of it also has to do with the fact that we're actually able to transfer, we're able to go.”
Brooks Austin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Austin adds that the ability to transfer freely has played a significant role in creating parity alongside NIL.
“I remember that same situation happening in 2022 before the portal got absolutely rampant and Georgia loses the starting left tackle and it's like, OK, don't worry. Here's Broderick Jones. He's a former five-star and he hasn't been playing at all, he's gonna go block Will Anderson for four quarters.”
Brooks Austin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Austin contrasts the 2022 situation when Georgia could replace an injured starting left tackle with a former five-star backup, something he says would not happen today.
“Georgia can pay their backup just as much as Wake Forest can pay him to be a starter... so when a backup defensive tackle has been sitting on the bench for 2 years, he wants to play.”
Brooks Austin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Austin explains that programs like Alabama and Georgia can no longer stockpile talent on the bench because players seek starting roles elsewhere.
“Everybody blames it on NIL,”
Brooks Austin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
In an exclusive interview with OutKick, Austin explains why he believes the transfer portal, not NIL, is the cause of parity in college football.
“I think NIL has certainly created some of this parity and created opportunities for dispersion of talent,”
Brooks Austin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Austin acknowledges that NIL has contributed to parity and talent dispersion in college football.
“I think it has far more to do with freedom of movement. The portal has changed this more than anything else.”
Brooks Austin · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Austin argues that freedom of movement through the transfer portal has changed college football more than NIL.