Olympic hopeful Rachel Glenn left South Carolina over NIL technique

Rachel Glenn will defend her collegiate excessive soar title in 2023 — however she gained’t be doing it again on the College of South Carolina.

The 2024 Olympic hopeful is leaving the varsity for Arkansas, claiming that South Carolina was unwilling to assist her capitalize on her Title, Picture and Likeness rights.

“One of many causes I used to be getting pissed off with the NIL collective at South Carolina was I stored asking and asking for assist with NIL offers and model offers, however they actually spent all their consideration on basketball and soccer,” Glenn told On3.com.

“So occurring different visits and going to different colleges, I’m noticing how their collective focuses on all sports activities, not simply soccer and basketball.”

Although NIL collectives are unbiased of a college, they’re accountable for funding NIL alternatives for pupil athletes.

Glenn made a reputation for herself throughout her freshman debut on the College of South Carolina, profitable an SEC Outside Championship the Gamecocks after which by clearing a 6-foot, 4-inch soar to safe the nationwide championship title just some weeks later.

Regardless of her success in competitors, Glenn says that the College of South Carolina didn’t correctly help her NIL endeavors.

She entered the switch portal in Could and have become wanted by high observe & discipline applications in a single day.

“I used to be overwhelmed. Actually, once I entered the portal, the following morning, I opened my emails, my DMs — they’d blown up,” she stated. “Everyone wished me to go to their faculty.”

Glenn, a rising senior, visited Arkansas, Florida, LSU and Oregon as her important potential contenders, annoucning her Razorbacks resolution on Tuesday.

“There are some colleges that do recruit with NIL,” she stated. “I’ve had some colleges say they will’t promise me something with NIL as a result of it’s in opposition to the foundations, however when you come right here we will help you. After which there are the faculties that straight up supply an NIL deal.”

Having discovered her program — the Razorbacks completed third on the 2023 Outside Championships — Glenn can now think about coaching for the Paris Video games.

“No matter I do, even in the summertime, goes to set me up for the Olympic Trials,” Glenn stated. “I undoubtedly must be on my A sport.”

With greater than 25,000 social media followers, she has discovered a ardour for content material creation by way of collaborations and partnerships with Celsius Power and Clear Power.

“Content material creation is certainly one thing I need to do,” Glenn stated. “I really feel just like the NIL world and getting model offers is part of that. Maximizing my athletic potential together with NIL was one thing I used to be in search of in a college. By NIL, I would like individuals to see me as an individual. I would like them to see persona: What makes me unhappy, makes me glad, makes me — blissful issues like that.”