Ohio State should make their best offer and hold firm knowing there are some major silver linings to not insanely overpaying to match Tennessee.
1. You don’t disrupt your current RB room (and roster in general) with someone making more money than everyone else. Jackson and West are solid and both have at least two years of eligibility remaining.
2. You don’t overpay at a position that has historically proven to not be worth that type of investment.
3. You free up extra resources to invest across the roster at other positions of need.
4. It’s highly possible Tennessee crashes and burns and has a new head coach in the very near future. Ohio State might get another chance in this recruitment soon.
It seems highly likely Tennessee goes full desperation mode and throws whatever money it takes to get DGG and his family to overlook the many, many advantages Ohio State offers over Tennessee - I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say it’s literally everything outside of money and maybe immediate playing time.
If Ohio State lands DGG, awesome, he’s probably going to be really good, and trust the coaches on the locker room cohesion and resource management.
If DGG chooses the desperation giant bag of money at Tennessee, shrug and appreciate the silver linings. Tennessee has a way of making things stupid and much easier to appreciate walking away from.
