dragurd said:

Well if they aren't releasing him to the transfer portal they think their is something in the contract that says something enforceable. Besides they aren't first movers didn't Wisoconsin already do this with someone?

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Wisconsin went after someone for tampering I think (Miami?).

I'm talking about anyone who wants to be a player on the NIL recruitment stage. You have a choice as the school, you can say

we pay market rate and give market optionality to you (not restricted)
or
we pay above market rate because we restrict your optionality

Good fucking luck on trying to sell market rate with restricted optionality

so unless the market starts restricting optionality across the board, you are going to be at a disadvantage if you do it first (or even early)


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and by the way if UW doesn't have specific language in the NIL deal linking portal entry to financial penalty or some kind of a "good standing " clause they don't have much firm legal ground to stand on.

If they do have a clawback clause, he should just need to pay it and then they have to let him enter the portal.

I don't think any school wants to be the test case for limiting a players freedom via a portal denial.

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Jaxbuck said:

IF that's what the contract actually said.

But who's going to put that kind of strict language in an NIL contract when no one else is doing it? You are the first mover on that particular effort and you won't get anyone to sign (that has options).

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Well if they aren't releasing him to the transfer portal they think their is something in the contract that says something enforceable. Besides they aren't first movers didn't Wisoconsin already do this with someone?

TampaBuckeyes said:

I think it’s more of you signed a 1 year contract so you can play for us or you can play for no one.

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dragurd said:

Yep it's essentially enforcing a contract and someone has to see if they are enforceable or not. It maybe they can't keep or nor would want to but they want to know if there is at least a financial penalty for breaking contract or is full on wild west.

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IF that's what the contract actually said.

But who's going to put that kind of strict language in an NIL contract when no one else is doing it? You are the first mover on that particular effort and you won't get anyone to sign (that has options).

The full list:

Ohio State portal entries so far, with 9 Days left in the portal:
- QB Lincoln Keinholz
- RB James Peoples
- RB Sam Williams Dixon
- WR Quincy Porter
- WR Mylan Graham
- WR Bryson Rodgers
- WR Damarion Witten
- TE Jaleni Thurman
- IOL Tegra Tshabola
- IOL Jayvon McFadden
- OT Justin Terry
- OT Devontae Armstrong
- OT Isaiah Kema

- DE CJ Hicks
- DE Logan George
- DE Dominic Kirks
- DT Maxwell Roy
- CB Bryce West
- CB Aaron Scott
- K Jackson Courville
- P Nick Mclarty

Only a couple of them kinda hurt (Scott, maybe West), the rest of them are either projects that didn't pan out (Armstrong, Williams-Dixon), longtime backups who have been recruited over (Keinholz, Thurman), highly rated guys who didn't work out for whatever reason (Hicks, Graham, Rodgers) or guys who didn't have a real shot at playing anytime soon.

Does it suck for depth? Certainly. Will depth be replaced? Almost certainly.

It's still Ohio State. It's still the elite of the elite. If I had to pick someone who won't stand pat, it's likely going to be the group that is winning nearly at a near 90% rate.

There's something to be said for having 2nd and 3rd string dudes who WANT to be here vs. guys who aren't playing and not happy with being here.

Saw 247 has DJ Lagway rated as the 15th best transfer and had a good laugh.

Update on the tally. 19 players gone that were big time recruits.

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BuckeyeNation27 said:

Yeah, but if they could magically make him stay, and his response to that is to be a pouty bitch ....what NFL team wants that?

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Aaron Rodger has been a pouty bitch his entire life, his NFL career will take him to the HOF. If you’re good enough, teams won’t care