Dan Lanning's loaded Oregon gets blamed for tampering by outgoing Boise State OC Dirk Koetter

In college football, with NIL and the transfer portal, the new rules have had people refer to it as the "Wild Wild West." One of the big discussions is getting players to leave their team by enticing them with more money.

Boise State offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter is retiring after the 2024 college football season but did not leave quietly. He was interviewed by Mike Prater and John Mallory of KTIK Idaho Sports Talk on Monday and said that the Oregon Ducks have attempted to lure a key defensive player into the NCAA Transfer Portal for $700,000 following the Fiesta Bowl:

"I know for a fact that just last week, after the Fiesta Bowl, one of the key starters on defense got a call from the Oregon Ducks offering him $700,000."

Koetter did not reveal exactly which player it was that was contacted but would continue to explain how there is not an even playing field in terms of the money they can offer.

"Let's get some numbers out there. Our salary cap is $2 million. And that's up from maybe something like $1.6 million last year, but it's around $2 million. Every calendar year, that's what it is right now, and trying to grow it.

"But the people we're competing against, maybe not in our current conference, but where we're going and who we're expected to compete against, it's as high as $20 million." h/t On3

It will be interesting to see if there will eventually be guardrails put up surrounding how much a team or conference is allowed to spend per season.

Is there a penalty for tampering with players?

While college football is considered the "Wild Wild West," there are some rules in place regarding tampering. NCAA rules state that coaches are not allowed to contact players until they have officially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

However, there is reportedly acknowledgment that the rules are being broken regularly, and rarely have coaches called one another out. At the time of writing, the University of Oregon has not commented on the accusation.