Source: BroBible
Summary
Cam Scott, a former four-star basketball recruit, is entering the transfer portal after his second season at South Carolina. He did not play at all during his most recent campaign, having asked to redshirt before the start of the 2025-26 season. This decision has triggered a major NIL debate, with many questioning whether the Gamecocks paid Scott to sit on the sidelines. Scott’s Instagram page advertises several NIL partnerships, but it’s unclear whether these were formed through the school or his agency.
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The habit gets a new name.
Cam Scott’s NIL deal is the new “benching yourself for a year” trend. He sat out the entire season, and now he’s testing the market again. His Instagram page is full of NIL partnerships, but we don’t know the terms of his deal. Was he paid to sit out? Did he have an availability clause? The world may never know.
Player empowerment is great, but it’s also created issues in roster management and NIL funding. South Carolina had one of the lowest budgets in the SEC last season, and it likely negotiated an NIL deal with Scott ahead of his sophomore year.
Cam Scott is the new face of “getting paid to ride the bench.”
Author: Evan Null
