NIL Contract Details for New USC Commit Revealed

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Lorenzo J. Reyna | Last updated Jun 21, 2025 1:25 PM ET

USC is getting with the times of the new era of college football recruiting. That means opening up the account and handing recruits NIL money -- all to help seal their commitment.

Luke Wafle is the latest Trojans commit -- who chose USC over Ohio State and Penn State Friday. Turns out USC flashed an NIL deal to help coax him into landing in the Los Angeles region for his college career.

Here's the contract details involving Wafle via On3.

"The Trojans were tracking for Wafle’s commitment coming out of last weekend’s official visit to Los Angeles," the outlet wrote. "Ohio State upped its NIL package and began to trend Wednesday morning. USC then made a counter-offer to that and ultimately got the pledge locked in. We’re hearing Wafle’s package is between $2.2 and $2.6 million dollars over two years."

USC insider for On3 Scott Schrader later revealed that Wafle's contract stretched to three years, not a cap of two seasons. Schrader adds how USC is taking more of an NIL initiative following landing a prized five-star commit for the 2025 class.

"The trend of USC getting dunked on with NIL sort of ended with [USC freshman defensive lineman] Jahkeem Stewart in December, but USC getting Wafle as predicted, it’s kind of an exclamation point on where things currently stand with the USC football program," Schrader said.

The recruiting outlet adds general manager Chad Bowen helped make the deal happen for Wafle and his family. All while head coach Lincoln Riley plus defensive line coach Eric Henderson recruited him heavily.

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