The year 2021 was a watershed moment for college football as NIL finally came into existence, and it changed college football forever. But before 2021, colleges weren’t allowed to pay their athletes; it was strict, causing tighter punishments and even resulting in wider sanctions like the NCAA did with Ohio State in 2012 after the tattoo gate scandal. High school athletics were similarly governed, and schools were strictly barred from any form of compensation related to their sports participation. But did coaches flout these regulations despite the heavy scrutiny? Probably, and one former high school player of the now-Michigan associate head coach, Biff Poggi , has opened up about the whole thing.

Former Penn State offensive tackle Landon Tengwall , who played high school football for

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