Never gonna happen imo, I almost feel like this is just LeBron and Bronny throwing OSU a bone to OSU ("we love you, but not really in that way), not really a chance he wants to play for Holtmann or a team that is not going anywhere but down right now.

That is the issue, the NIL rules should have been universal across the NCAA so that this wild west wouldn't have happened....but the genie is out of the bottle so it's too late now.

having deals with non-outside companies is what's driving anybody with deep pockets to promise ridiculous NIL deals to athletes. These guidelines are not laws, they are rules that could have been initiated by the NCAA, there are many rules that are instituted by schools that are not laws initiated at any government level.

yep, a few rules could have helped.....like, no NIL money until your 2nd year, if you transfer after getting an NIL deal you have to forfeit that money and sit out a year, a cap on the NIL money and NIL money must come from deals the university is involved in that make money off your name, not companies outside the purview of the universities sponsorship deals. I'm just spitballing but you get the idea, some checks and balances in place would have been so much better than this wild west we have now...it's ruining cfb imo.

Original intent of NIL: To compensate players when universities or those companies associated with the program make money off of a player's name, image or likeness and unfairly the player gets nothing                   (Good idea)

Actual NIL: Pay for play, come here because we'll promise you more money than another school, no caps, little to no rules, no guidelines, no oversight, big donors ponying up cash for HS kids to play for their team, kids committing until a better deal comes along for another team, etc.... teams bought, not built.                (Very bad idea)

This is really good news!!!!!! Boom worthy for sure.

I'm so very sorry for your loss and pray for God's comfort during this time. May she rest peacefully in Heaven.

Nothing but prayers for this young man, he seems like his spirit is in the right place too and that's important.

This is a tough one but I'm happy for him. Besides being a great anchor in the middle of the line, he has a great tough nose attitude and that will be missed a lot....he plays with a chip on his shoulder and brings that attitude to the line.

very glad to see him back for another season.

This is huge, dude is a beast and will only get better with another year and his stock will go up.

He really is a very good back, when he is fully healthy, he is the kind of guy that can flat out wear down a defense. 

Marvin Harrison played for Syracuse, so did Jim Brown, Larry Csonka, Donovan McNabb, etc.....but none of them could mop floors at OSU right.

Miracle Whip is not mayo....it's a sandwich spread and it's very sweet, yes there is a little tanginess to it but it's overly sweet, it does not compare to mayo, it's like spreading candy on bread, it's nasty.

Actually, they do throw flags on reviewable plays if it's close, better to make the call and have it reviewed to get it right than to miss is altogether....many respectable announcers have said the same thing.

How about this, stop following players unless you genuinely care about them as people first.....jock sniffing adults following young adults so they can jock sniff or criticize is freakin weak as hell! I only follow a select group of players and chime in once in a great while because I like what they are doing as people and it's encouraging to see, not because of what they do on Saturdays.  Get a freakin life folks.

not sure the Cheez-It bowl had too much traffic.

Day is right, NIL is the problem and that's why recruits are flipping late (for the most part). 

NIL should have been no money for the first year in college (so therefore no NIL money offered to get a kid to a school), a cap for each yr you are eligible after that, if you transfer after receiving NIL money you are not eligible to play for 1 year and will not receive NIL money during that time, etc.....these are simple things that should have been in place, but nope, teams were so worried about throwing it together for the 1st yr or two that it would be in that they opened the floodgates for the future.....it's gonna cause a lot of good coaches to say Fuck it and leave....recruiting is hard enough, now making sure your university has enough NIL money to build a good team is absolute non-sense and nowhere near the spirit of what NIL was intended for and it's too much on the HCs shoulders to be concerned with....they should be a coach first and foremost, now their primary role is CFO.

I applaud and welcome every player that made a choice to become a Buckeye and didn't waver at the end....if they want to be here I will root for them. Welcome to Buckeye Nation guys!!

Prayers up for you Sir. Buckeye Nation is behind you.

got 20-30 minutes in an turned it off.

Keep being an inspiration and doing you.....you are a good man and you have and will make a difference as you continue. 

This is the going to soon be the end of my interest in college football.....a level of football which I have LOVED my whole life. NIL has gone way beyond what it was intended to do and has simply become a bidding war for 17-18 yr olds. It was thrown together, and the genie will never be put back in the bottle.

I agree with you and as you can see right above you I'm getting DVd for defending these young men....shit like this makes me never want to be on these forums.

your comment about being on the sidelines in a track suit is what prompted it....you don't know what is best for these guys or what they need to do to make sure they are ready for the draft following an injury so let the players and coaches make the decisions, it's not yours to make or question.