The surprise transfers of brothers Nico and Madden Iamaleava have prompted fresh questions about contracts and name, image and likeness buyouts for athletes in a college sports landscape looking increasingly like the pros.

Quarterback Madden Iamaleava never played a down for Arkansas before reports emerged that he decided to enter the transfer portal to follow his brother, Nico, to UCLA, and the SEC program's collective reportedly wants some of its NIL money back.

The sudden exit of Madden Iamaleava from Arkansas has revived the call for NIL buyout clauses to be a more permanent fixture in college football. Arkansas Enforces NIL Buyout Following Madden Iamaleava’s Transfer: Implications for College Football’s Evolving Landscape The day after quarterback Iamaleava’s sudden departure from the University of Arkansas Razorbacks after joining the team just four months before,