Key takes from Joe Tipton / On3 update:

- in speaking with sources, AJ’s timeline has been expedited and the expectation is that he will commit this month.
- one source says the plan is for AJ to also sign during the early period, which opens on November 13th before closing on the 20th.
- current belief is that BYU is still the leader in the clubhouse but it sounds like it’s not a done-deal yet.
- something interesting to note — NIL laws in Utah allow for players to profit off of their name, image, and likeness while in high school, which is how AJ has been able to land deals with companies like Red Bull. This leads to an interesting wrinkle. The NIL collective of the school that AJ selects will be able to legally start paying him NIL dollars once he signs with the school.
- Kansas State has been the most competitive from an NIL perspective in this recruitment, according to sources, Bama has longest relationship