OHIO STATE TRANSFER RUMORS 👀 Jeremiah Smith offered $4.5 MILLION to LEAVE? | The Pat McAfee Show

[@KalvenBonin]

When you hear “Ohio State’s $23M roster” next year, that just means that they paid market value for their players

[@rollandgkerr]

There will be a $50 million roster in 2 years.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Where would Smith go? He's at Best Team in CFB...

[@beauch1119]

They won’t be the only ones either.

[@D1_Bama]

@@buzzwaldron6195Miami if he did enter

[@codyl4961]

Ohio state developed 19/23 starters

[@billieg826]

Jeremiah Smith came to OSU to be coached by Hartline. He is on a big stage. He'll get his best pro offer by playing with Ohio State.

[@RollTideRoll_GSP]

Or in the SEC!

[@kylewebb469]

​@@RollTideRoll_GSP Maybe your young receiver should transfer to OSU and improve his stock

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Rapidly failing SECupcakes going back to 3 - 9 seasons... see EbbTide 2003...

[@Jumpjoe4587]

He is from Miam Miami is a different place hard to get used to the Midwest being from here you have to be to get it.i 4.5 million he is not used to Ohio winters Miami has been making moves bank on this being a possibility

[@buzzwaldron6195]

@@Jumpjoe4587 - Hard to get used to not being in PlayOffs at Miami... or most traditional SECupcake schools any more...

[@mitcharnholt]

This whole NIL and transfer portal era is going to make a great future 30 for 30

[@brauckstar]

It already could😂

[@demetriusevans4139]

People lose sight of the fact that OSU has the means to do it to others too

[@lutherodaniels3799]

But are they will to pay.

[@gregjacksun]

I can't see OSU operating that way. They are built from within, and from what I can tell - only search for kids in the portal already that are a good fit for the team. Or they recruit them from HS.

[@brads1545]

@@lutherodaniels3799 Ohio State has by far the largest athletic budget of any public university in the United States. It's not close, with Texas being #2. Ohio State has no problems spending on their athletic budget, which is why they are the most valuable sports program.

[@lutherodaniels3799]

@ I get that but are they going to give it to him is the question

[@brads1545]

@@lutherodaniels3799 there is no reason to expect the school that has gone far and away beyond anyone else in spending money on its college athletic program….to give its best asset his fair market value.

[@demetriusevans4139]

Unlike the teams crying about "20 million dollar roster", OSU understands the game and has the means to play it well. We'll be alright

[@christopherellis9322]

They is not leaving because of our Coaching staff

[@nolanboerger2162]

@@christopherellis9322 as long as Hartline is here, JJ is staying

[@christopherellis9322]

@ we know but the fact that this is a conversation is crazy

[@chenkov3967]

Texas, PSU, Michigan, USC , Notre Dame have all the money for programs / schools that prioritize football.. too bad ND only spent 1.7m

[@RollTideRoll_GSP]

I don’t believe any program can pay 4.5m for one year to one player but I could be wrong! Some of these programs abusing the NIL system not having rules and offering money they never intend on paying in full!

[@godfather95mbs33]

And people cried because we spent 20 million in the entire roster

[@Nick-qy3bi]

"we".??

[@dankcoyote]

lol no one cried. All the blue blood programs in the Midwest have the same budget. You’re listening to media and thinking that’s what regular people are saying. No one who’s not an Ohio State fan cares about Ohio State or what they spent. They care about their own program. You Ohio State fans are a special type of something. Say everyone hates you and then boo your own team on opening drives. What a culture.

[@natecruz7114]

Please. Why would he leave? Ohio State is WRU and if you are a starter on that team it means you are 1st rd pick guaranteed. You’d be stupid to leave them when Ohio State can pay you AND grow your brand/career. Also, it’s pretty illegal to tamper with players who are currently signed with another team and who hasn’t entered to transfer portal. If he was in the transfer portal, by all means, but he isn’t.

[@TyroneBiggums789]

He’s not going to leave but if a high level program offered him triple what Ohio state does I could see the logic in leaving. Jeremiah doesn’t need Ohio state, he’s a guaranteed lock for top 5 when he’s draft eligible barring some insane injury. Yes Ohio state produces great WRs but they need him more than he needs them, even if he hypothetically took a hit numbers wise by transferring to let’s say LSU or Michigan, it wouldn’t hurt his draft stock one bit.

[@ShuckyDuckie]

😅LSU

[@lewisbeeman]

It isnt illegal when there are no consequences.

[@mousecop0761]

@@ShuckyDuckieLSU has had better receivers than OSU lately but shitty coaching defense and everything else

[@ShuckyDuckie]

@@mousecop0761 I concur 🥂

[@Carbiniz3r]

Brian Hartline is single handedly getting us first dibs at receivers at a discount that other teams would have to pay extra for.

[@jdawg9137]

Hush, these others schools are to stupid to have offered Brian a head coach job, let's just let them be dumb a little longer! 😂

[@jeffv5570]

Best position coach in the country

[@buck45osu]

​@jeffv5570 who seems to be extremely happy with his position and role. And is also solidly paid, probably gonna get another raise as well.

[@SamuelMullins-es6fp]

Smith can not play another game in his college career and still be a 1st rounder

[@golfcoursemanager33]

projected number ONE pick in the NFL draft THIS YEAR if he were eligible.

[@terrycanada3978]

NCAA better start working on getting a Team & individual player NIL money cap in place, or this will just get worse than it has for smaller colleges. It’s not like the portal wasn’t bad enough without this NIL money situation.

[@demontiming3234]

These players weren’t going to a small college either way but I get your point. It makes it impossible for a small college to even have a voice

[@demodiums7216]

​@@demontiming3234Yeah its weird how people act like there was parity before this lol. There is actually more now because the best teams are still pretty loaded but dont have as much depth.

[@Usernam321]

@@demontiming3234 you can look at a Clemson. 2 championship in the 4 team playoff era and made the 12 team this year. 2nd to Bama in most playoff appearances and the coach that won those championships is still there. Any other time in football, Dabo has Clemson primed to be/continue a dynasty that’s top 5 nearly every season. But “little ol Clemson” in all reality does not have the alumni to monetarily keep up if the system remains unchecked.

[@songsmithy07]

The college football world needs to listen to Coach Saban about getting a handle on NIL and the xfer portal.

[@NebulaNestDIY]

Notice that Saban never complained about all the SEC deals with ESPN and CBS over the years which gave them many televised games and a huge advantage for southern teams due to demographics and the recruiting power it gave them. NIL is the balance of power over the television deals.... When Saban says something needs to be done.. What he means is something needs to be done to favor the SEC...

[@songsmithy07]

@@NebulaNestDIY I beg to differ. Saban read the tea leaves and knew everything was going to change forever and he didn't want to stick around for it. When he was head coach, he did his job better than anybody before him. Now, he is in a position to speak his mind about what's going on, and he has pertinent insights into NIL and the transfer portal from a coaching perspective. Change was a long time coming. The players were getting screwed before NIL. Still, what Saban is saying is not wrong. Starting with this season, everything has changed. Yes, it is all driven by Sports TV deals, but that doesn't mean the outcome can't be awesome. And between you and me, I don't think there's any danger of the SEC fading away like some shrinking violet. FBS level college football is in transition. It's going to get tweeked here and there. The seeding sure needs to change. Anyway, Saban can say out loud what university coaches can't. I think we'll start hearing from more and more coaches if Saban breaks the ice.

[@elbowgang9715]

​@@songsmithy07who cares what St Nick thinks..hes been dirty since Michigan State

[@MrPdotwest]

People come to Ohio State to be developed not paid. Pay is just a plus

[@paulwilliams8982]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrPdotwest]

@ 🏆

[@fredriddle-et2wc]

Sounds like they are talking about NFL players instead of college players.

[@chenkov3967]

@@MrPdotwest might be the dumbest comment I've seen or they would not have spent 20m

[@MrPdotwest]

@ they spent the money the retain my boy. They’re whole team but a few players they recruited. NIL changed the landscape where players can be paid. So they go paid. They ain’t go to Ohio state to be paid. They went to be developed. Now stfu and gtfoh O H 🌰

[@evanflynn9350]

Larry Ellison, one of the top 5 richest men in America, and University of Illinois alum, is a Michigan donor. Make that make sense.

[@oldcat87]

His wife.

[@bluehu]

Wait, I thought Michigan was “transformational,” not “transactional.”

[@beauch1119]

Happy wife, happy life!!!

[@gsp3428]

His wife is a die hard Michigan fan

[@golfcoursemanager33]

liberal.

[@ethanol5169]

It’s probably Miami…

[@CanesLife001]

Quite certain.

[@mikehughes8023]

It is. But he already said no reportedly.

[@TheDirector_]

Lol yep

[@Justin_JuJu_Smith]

Jeremiah responded on X I think osu is good with him

[@Fighting-ND-Irish]

That's called Tampering!

[@ethanol5169]

Tell that to Miami

[@Nick-qy3bi]

I don't think tampering exists anymore in college football

[@Fighting-ND-Irish]

@@Nick-qy3bi I think you're right.

[@Usernam321]

It’s tampering, but since its teams talking to agents, who then suggest it to players/their clients, it is a semi-tampering loophole. Can’t punish a team if a random alumni of theirs post on X “I’ll pay 5 mil to this player if they went to my school”. That’s why we need to go to revenue sharing and player/team caps.

[@TheStuport]

We are getting dangerously close to just about ALL Sports Programs....Pro and NCAA....pricing themselves out a job. There has to be a ceiling and pro-rating the money is not the answer.

[@Trey-o2m]

These teams aren’t stupid, they pay their employees what they think they are worth. As long as their profits are where it needs to be. Just like any other business

[@Hippie.J]

Jeremiah Will never leave Buckeyes, he bleeds scarlet and Gray ❤

[@813infinityfilms123]

Money talks - pay less and Jeremiah walks!

[@ScottCleve33]

​@@813infinityfilms123he was offered more money last year to stay in his home state of Florida. It seems obvious that it's more than money talking to him.

[@tpjr1]

@@813infinityfilms123Pay Less but have way more development and get more money in the NFL

[@jrrp-li8jw]

@@813infinityfilms123Why do so many people have a simplistic take on this? This is no different than the working world outside of sports: some people will take a job based solely on salary, others will take a job based on a combination of factors. OSU could offer Smith less money than others (they probably won’t though) and still convince him to stay because of a variety of other factors.

[@mattpujol1111]

This is why some regulation is needed, such as a salary cap, and similar rules to pro sports against tampering. Schools should not be allowed to tamper with players already committed to other schools UNLESS they voluntarily enter the portal. No horse in this particular race as an LSU fan, but a similar thing happened to Tulane when Duke poached their star QB.

[@CB33-m7m]

The mentality is so wrg, that’s what they are worth,. I’m happy the players are getting paid their value for building all of these universities throughout America through their hard work

[@michaelbeachy9022]

I agree that they should be paid but to say they built the universities is just wrong those universities have been built long before football brought in money

[@Atl_Boi_73]

I was just about to say that Nick said the same thing on Pivot. Somebody will draw the players you develop away with money. They just open the door with no rules. When they had rules, it was hard to keep these people in check. Now it's the wild wild west. Money is going to start building a team.

[@thewattfamily2922]

OSU develop a very good wide receivers like Mc laurin, Thomas, Olave, Smith, Harrison Jr and now Jeremiah Smith, Egbuka and Tate..

[@Big-Daddy-96]

NIL and Transfer Portal has ruined college football. Might as well just call it the NFL now. Oh well.

[@Jo-oc-0]

NCAA is the NFL farm teams.

[@dallasborn8574]

How? Cause Alabama can't pay kids and their families under the table? 🤔

[@chrisaustin22]

Lol saban had his own thing going on

[@enzogonzales3038]

Collage football best it’s been

[@Jo-oc-0]

@@Big-Daddy-96 NFL needs relegation like European football. Whoever wins the CFP becomes an NFL school, and worst NFL team can play D2 football.

[@llahhsoj7651]

Its basically 1 year contracts. This is why I gave up the game for new year and put my U down after 40 years. Cam Ward quitting made me mad for 4 days. These Canes arent Canes, Noles arent Noles, and Gators arent Gators anymore.

[@dasbooooost3305]

Isn't it tampering to offer players money to enter the portal?

[@SayBroTogether]

Bro, when you hear "Ohio State’s $23M roster," it’s just them flexing their market value. They’ve got the resources, so why not use them to keep building their powerhouse? And honestly, OSU isn't just paying for talent.

[@KidHorn7001]

I'm in favor of paying the players, but it's absurd to pay a college player $4.5m. We went from a player being suspended for accepting a meal from an agent to this? There are going to be salary cap rules put in place.

[@aarushganji321]

i think its ok tbh. professional nba players get 50 mil to sit on the bench because they dont feel like playing.

[@mynumberoneguy]

Yep and it's all the NCAA fault. These schools were making millions and millions of dollars under the guise amateurism. Now we have what we have. Once the NFL model kicks in 3 years. You'll really see money being thrown awhile

[@BC-qv6ht]

The need a salary cap rule per school moving forward. If not college football will only be for the elite schools with deep donor pockets or large alumni bases. That is an arms race to nowhere. Kids need to be compensated. The NCAA and schools exploited student athletes for far too long without any compensation. They could have avoided this situation years ago if they hadn't been greedy. Schools were ok paying head coaches $10M annually but nothing to the athletes making the sacrifice.

[@SdMbL1]

Went from not being able to trade gold pants for tattoos… to this.

[@ThomasJohnson-qg2vz]

agree, all NCAA fault new guy, baker is a disaster

[@Watermark61]

This nonsense will ruin college football. I'm just about done with it.

[@Cooper260]

I’m with you brother

[@paulwilliams8982]

already has

[@hottstepher]

The SEC has been doing this under the table for DECADES & it wasn’t a problem then…

[@DonaldSexton_kitteh4u]

Imma born in Cbus so of course had to involve the Bucks ... these ethical disparities & malfeasance barely touch corruption, immorality, evil, & atrocity happen in Ohio & USA, beware & take care

[@Trey-o2m]

No you’re not, you will watch next year, or show interest in it if you like sports.

[@JustTheColemans]

I’m sorry but if players are gonna be leaving to a different team every year that’s lame. Takes away from college football to me

[@donaldheitzmann3238]

Smith and Tate both said via their Twitter accounts they are staying at Ohio State!

[@jjgraygray]

Miami is going to make a run at Jeremiah Smith he should come back home

[@The7thStep]

It’s all a business at the end of the day. Loyalty to teams doesn’t exist anymore. Get your money boys!

[@demetriusevans4139]

Heck, loyalty FROM teams doesn't exist...

[@The7thStep]

@ agreed

[@chrisaustin22]

Smith isn't going nowhere neither Tate lol you know The Ohio State has money too

[@LittleSteelers_HurricanesYouth]

JJ is going to stay and if it was anywhere he would go it would be home to Miami but none of us see him transferring

[@EmHotep4520]

SEC is starting to slip as a college football conference. Now that paying players is legal, now folks (SEC/down south folks), are crying for regulation in terms of salary.

[@stephenmaynard4759]

Rules say you are not allowed to do it until they enter transfer portal

[@troybballin14]

The transfer portal is not real. You can just unenroll and ✌🏾

[@buzzwaldron6195]

A player just proved you can switch schools and play immediately WITHOUT the Portal!

[@bluehu]

Rules?! Quick delete your emails & destroy your cell phones! Hide the manifesto! Michigan Football

[@sonnyyang5167]

Are NIL deals only one-year “contracts”?

[@amosleak9519]

7:34 Sounds like comparing public versus private schools in high school football.

[@CanesLife001]

Where would Smith go? Home. Where his fellow HS WRs are as well with a top QB in 2025.

[@gsp3428]

Money has ruined college football, it is now pro football.

[@MichaelCottle]

20 years SEC buying players at a discount. Teams up north after 2 years hey we need to pump the brakes on this format

[@davidroseman4917]

Are you completely stupid? Every big name college has been playing players forever.

[@agwinmoore]

Reggie bush? Terrell’s Pryor? Do you really think urban myer, given everything we know about him, left Florida and was just a saint at OSU. Yall are completely naive. Every team, not just sec, has always been doing stuff on the side.

[@MichaelCottle]

@ Nice names Pryor, Bush, Tressell, Harbaugh. You notice a theme? No SEC teams or coaches. Whenever a team up North or out west was becoming a threat to become great. Boom! SANCTIONS. Thank you for proving my point.

[@agwinmoore]

@ I just used those names to prove that it’s not just SEC, like people like you claim. I could say Cam Newton, Manziel and others.

[@CroMagJohnson]

as someone who worked at a country club in swpa, we had A LOT of penn state alumni and they were very passionate about penn state athletics.

[@James_Vocals]

Just saying jeremiah had offers like this out of high school he still stuck with OSU🤣

[@brads1545]

Good luck picking a fight with the country's most valuable sports program, with by far the biggest athletic budget. For every $1 you have to spend, OSU has $5.

[@davidelliott7231]

Oregon and Nike owner Phil Knight would like a word. So would the billions in oil money down in Texas.

[@brads1545]

@@davidelliott7231 Why has Phil Knight not outspent Ohio State to date? These numbers are public. Ohio State spent 280M on its athletic budget for 2023. Oregon spent....146 million. So tell me more about Phil Knight and that Nike money. OSU outspends Oregon 2 to 1. That's not even a fair fight.

[@gregjacksun]

I have seen comments that say OSU paid 20mil, 21mil, 22mil, 25mil. Who knows what it really was - but it’s part of the game, every big team is doing it, and it isn’t extraordinary. The way the peanut gallery puts it - Ohio State is the only team doing it, and it’s cheating. Ignorant.

[@jeffv5570]

The fact is that none of the keyboard warriors posting anything about NIL, alumni finances, athletic dept. budgets, etc, knows about anything other than jealousy and hate.

[@jrrp-li8jw]

Honestly, that’s just how cfb fans are. The SEC’s dominance was oftentimes chalked up as “paying players illegally,” when in reality, that was only one of many factors. The same thing is happening now to the Big Ten. People are chalking up the conferences recent run of success as “paying more money than other teams.” That’s only one factor though, which isn’t even entirely true (and also, it’s not illegal now).

[@DoughannanHannan]

Every school that can is that is the rule

[@ChrisWilliams-kq9qq]

Jameson Williams left

[@rogan4338]

He was WR4 behind JSN Olave and Wilson.

[@barnfly6945]

Who knows what’s true and what isn’t anymore. Once again the so called Adults in the room with Diplomas and Degrees on the wall f🤬ked things up.

[@takforce06]

Best WR at WRU who is paid big money and btw JUST WON THE NATTY. He’s home in Columbus. 🏡

[@oldben1800]

OSU just made so much money from the playoff run, they will be fine. Carnell Tate may go though

[@leep4158]

Don't be to confident. The conference made mad money not OSU. Now ND made mad money

[@oldben1800]

@@leep4158 ND did ya, but the OSU collective fundraiser got a good boost

[@IllMatic97]

Why would Carnell leave? He's literally gonna be a top target once Ebuka leaves plus he just had a 700+ yard receiving year as the 3rd option on a loaded offense. Be for real.

[@SuperJeneral-l6e]

@@IllMatic97Right , Tate definitely not leaving

[@justinalley3399]

Tate annouced hes staying at OSU

[@Eagles22480]

As a Notre Dame fan, some fans say we are too critical of Christian Grey for that Smith play, cos he had no safety help over top and left on a complete island. Despite this fact, I don't think his footwork looks right and ripe to be burned at times

[@Sigma-pd5tm]

no one should be critical of that young man, hes supposed to be guarding the best wide receiver in the country 1 on 1?? almost guaranteed smith was gonna get a first down if the ball was thrown anywhere near him.

[@BrianDoemel]

Funny how now it comes out that Oregon and Texas both paid more than Ohio State this season for their roster.

[@CPorter-s1h]

I know we live in a new place that's unstable in CFB because of money but I don't think it's as simple as we think. JJ Smith is not your average player. Stability means something to him and his development. I'm not saying people don't have a price but he said going back to his recruitment As long as Hartline and Ryan Day are at Ohio State so will he. Some schools tried prioritizing money over development, throwing money at players and none of those schools cashed in a national championship.

[@Trey-o2m]

Do you know him directly? “Stability means something to him and his development.” He can have that near his family with 4.5million in his pocket.

[@CPorter-s1h]

@Trey-o2m I speak only what I know. People mentioning x amounts of dollars around isn't shocking to hear in this matrix we're living in. Any player with that type of status is going to do their due diligence and rightly so. None of us in the comments sections knows for sure what amounts are being discussed. It has NOTHING to do with being closer to home if so he would be closer if you followed his recruitment like most did back when he was winning track and field jumps for his HS in FL. I don't have to know anyone personally to exercise common logic. Especially when it's already been discussed and talked about at length a year and a half ago.

[@favoroceanloy6440]

Just be in the place that’s gonna give you a straight shot to the NFL.

[@timothycunningham3983]

WE NEED TO POLICE THESE PODCASTS AND STREAMING. FREE SPEECH, EVEN ON INTERNET SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR TRUTH CONTENT. AND IF YOUR CAUGHT LYING OR SLANDERING ABOUT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING, THEN YOU SHOULD BE CRIMINALLY CHARGED. ITS ON TAPE. ITS GOT TO STOP!

[@justinalley3399]

NCAA needs a transfer rule where a Player has too stay at the same school for 2 years before they can transfer

[@Jeff-C-Dallas-Texas]

Some University of Texas insiders are estimating a $30,000,000 pay out to the players. I believe they spent about $21,000,000.

[@CarolinaKinn]

Bro said Marvin Williams JR 😂😂

[@lahcsap]

That’s what Kurtis Route did to Ohio University. Played 5 years there, then up and transferred to Indiana. Left a mid-major in the dust. Kind of a jackass imo.

[@williamlowers1964]

Are there any rules against tampering, or recruiting in the portal when the portal is not open. Should be penalties.

[@Ksmitty101]

These kids have been being stuffed for YEARS. JJ deserves everything he has coming!

[@brandonhinshaw7775]

It’s free agency whenever the portal opens. As far as I know that’s twice a year

[@SubutaiKai]

The thing is Ryan Day has gotten ahead on this NIL stuff. I wouldn't be surprised to see Ohio State compete for it again next year.

[@gunguru7020]

There should be a "collective" that when you offer a player $4.5 its guaranteed if he decides to leave and take the deal. Otherwise these offers can disturb everything without actually paying someone.

[@Nhuddy04]

Should be illegal to target players who are currently active on their team

[@udotcarter]

Penn State has one of the biggest alumni association in the WORLD!

[@michaelziel7571]

I like how this is a problem now. For the last 20 years all the best players went to a couple of the calleges. OSU- ALABAMA- GEORGIA. and that was not a problem. I always said if you league's paying players, schools with the most money will be the best. Not the schools paying the NCAA to look the other way.

[@kylegreenwood8250]

There’s Ohio State receivers ain’t going nowhere

[@ihamptonii]

Please give me an example of when the have nots have made it to the elite status. The only one I can think of is when TCU led to the championship game. Outside of that, it's basically the same seven or eight teams every year from the SEC or the Big ten. Just go back and look at the past 10 years before this nil started.

[@JerryMoondancerRobinson1]

Smith wants to be part of a winning team. Ohio State is that team. The NIL Money come his way & the coaching is top notch. His best future is the Buckeye's 🏈🏈🏈🏈

[@EarningIron]

Make Nick Saban commissioner, he’s old school and truly loves the game. Allow him to help make changes quickly that benefit college football and preserve the game for what it’s supposed to be. 1 transfer window a year, a fair salary cap system in place and find a way to make the bowl games outside of the playoffs worth something again.

[@Blizzyyadigg2112]

Hit the portal!! He's the #1 pick in the 2027 Draft , no matter what school he chooses. Colorado 🤝🏿

[@KnowThyHealth-r6u]

1:33 Marvin who?????

[@cassiereed8848]

Like who’s Marvin Williams 😂

[@jnadrums]

Williams Junior LMAO

[@marcanthony8873]

Only the real hardcore know that famous WR Marvin Williams Jr

[@KnowThyHealth-r6u]

@ had to be there since before time 😂

[@KnowThyHealth-r6u]

@@jnadrums preposterous 😂

[@birthdaycakeremix1]

@0:57 when Pat says "up their salary cap" kind forgot he was talking about CFB and not MLB or NFL...🙃 Although no amount of money can still GUARANTEE W's, College football will NEVER be the same and it's so sad to see.. but Go Bucks!

[@drewzifer6333]

F1 Racing was being dominated by Mercedes for years, then F1 introduced a cap in 2021 to make the sport more financially sustainable and to level the playing field between race teams. Programs like Ohio State are buying titles before the caps come in and the coaches will have to out coach each other rather than out spend each other.

[@deetooreckless28]

Doesnt matter if WrU he can make bank even before he gets drafted we all see what he can do go get paid thats what recruits are for they bring them in every year

[@bryanlowe3346]

We already have a base model for this nonsense, it's called Major League Baseball just. It just doesn't have a transfer portal.

[@christopherellis9322]

He is not leaving

[@AkronKid330]

Stop it. If someone hands him a 5 million dollar check at 19 years old, he is definitely leaving. Don't be naive!

[@treyr4395]

@@AkronKid330 JJ already shut these rumors down. He's literally not leaving.

[@Trey-o2m]

@ treyr4395 source?

[@ericbush3399]

How can Miami pay Beck and Smith nine million dollars?

[@dankcoyote]

Sorry but I haven’t seen enough of Smith to make an assessment. Trust me, if Randy Moss was on Ohio State, he would never have a game being held to 3 yards. Doesn’t matter if he’s in triple coverage. Doesn’t matter if the coach isn’t calling plays to him. Moss would say to the coach “Throw me the ball, I’ll score.” I haven’t seen that from Smith yet. So I wouldn’t pay anything more than 1-2 mil or whatever the going rate is for a typical 5 star. You’re going to severely cripple your team if you’re paying one player half your budget.

[@RobertGasper-g4l]

Smith can go anywhere else and have the ball thrown to him 4x more. I often thought during the season that this kid will leave.

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

Smith isn't going anywhere, he probably took one look at Harrison Jr. being a top pick and making the big bucks in the pros and said "I'ma do what he did".

[@JohnCurtis6140]

So much for not paying college students.

[@sonnyyang5167]

7:33 that’s how the MLB works 😂

[@tm9184]

Marvin williams Jr. Lol. Trust this fella who doesn't know the right names.

[@BC-qv6ht]

Put some respect on Mr. Marvin Harrison's name . No Marvin Williams starred at OSU last year. LMAO

[@nathanpayne5358]

How in the world does college football police this stuff? How about we pay Nick Saban to be the commissioner over it. I would love to see that 😂

[@ScottCleve33]

Every college football program can throw NIL money around. Player choose Ohio State because Ohio State wins and became Ohio State develops NFL level talent.

[@Celbolive7]

It’s his destiny at the end of the day but him pulling a bron his first year then next year with the U… he will be solidified as the #1 overall for the next years to come

[@jrgvsqz]

This is why college football is so lopsided. Small schools are just there for big schools to practice. It's like a varsity team playing 7th graders.

[@MichaelBarbush]

Look at all the players OSU poaches from other schools transfer portal is a 2 way street you have the studs and everyone wants them

[@fAnaticZpodcast]

I just think it’s funny that there are folks that think NIL payments are “new” to college football… nah, they’ve been there a while - it’s just now transparent and anyone can play in if they have the donors. 😂

[@treperry23]

The prices for these college athletes are going to $20 million plus in a 5-10 years. You going to have to pay year to year or someone else will.

[@tracymitchell7471]

Got to give them 4yr deals put them under contract with an out if the coaches leave

[@adamsmith2758]

OSU’s collective includes the Schottstein family and Mark Wahlberg.. we got it under control

[@GodsLove4Howeverlong]

Who is not offering Skattboo a portal op...?🏈🌐📱

[@mikehughes8023]

He’s reportedly going to declare for the draft.

[@GodsLove4Howeverlong]

@mikehughes8023 cool 5 top RB I think Dallas Cowboys will Draft him cause they need a Running back like Larry Zonka...🏈🏟👓🌐📱

[@characteristicallyauthentic]

I’d leave too. Imagine, investing that into your future. It’s a business at this point. NFL is no guarantee.

[@jenbartee1]

Money is ruler of all evil. If you use it wrong

[@bobwhite2]

Better fix this.

[@jasongothard5624]

Didn’t they invest 31 million this year to win? They bought to ship

[@cevans396]

31 mil? The number keeps growing 🤦‍♂️ It was 20-22 mil and they were one of multiple teams who did this. Texas and Oregon also had 20+ mil rosters. Penn state and Miami also have some pricy rosters. It’s the modern day cfb

[@jasongothard5624]

@ that’s the number Ryan Day said he would need at the end of the previous season. Downs then gets what 2 mil to transfer from Alabama?

[@Stonewielder]

Regulations or a "salary cap" is a great idea and all, but how hard is it going to be to keep track of any 'under the table' deals that get done? Schools have been illegally paying players long before the NIL and getting away with it, what's going to stop that from continuing to happen even if there's a cap? In the end I don't think regulations are going to make much of a difference.

[@cevans396]

The same way locked doors deter a criminal. Yeah, it’s not always going to work, but it deters the common criminal enough. Teams will still cheat just like before but they’ll get caught and hit with sanctions and penalties like Penn State did, USC, Miami, Louisville (basketball), etc.

Yet another example that proves there is STILL way too many dollars in the money supply. Luckily for all that all changes in 2025.

[@JermarcusThomas]

He Not Gone Leave Because he Loyal to That Team ...