In the immortal words of Yogi, 'it ain't over, until it's over'. Again, the question is how much money does it take to overtake the hometown/state advantage? Wonder if tOSU will take a run at this guy, as LJsr might be getting a bit desperate. Also wonder how much pressure Day puts on him to 'keep up' with his other recruiters? Can visualize this year as being the turning point, what with an entire new DL, which will see how well LJsr does with these players. But have learned (?) not to underestimate LJsr, who appears to be the energizer bunny of coaches.

Believe back in the day of 85 scholarship limit, was a much bigger issue than today, when shall we say, total # is liquid? Heard that coaches do sit down and pour over the positions, and position coaches talk about who's coming up, who's riding even, and who's not holding up their position, and might be when 'the talk' occurs, re playing time (now include NIL $). Have also read that position coaches start with the current players, and project them as to where their ceiling (?) may be, before the current/future recruiting season starts (that point in time is very blurred these days).

Mahomes was caught on the kiss cam snuggling up to a ref at a Coldplay concert!

He is playing at Allen, TX high school this season. Possibly the largest high school in the state.

Ohio State: Fires Jim Tressel

TSUN: Offers Harbaugh a ten year extension with an immunity clause for any ncaa violations

These two things are not the same.

DaiMonMoore said:

tOSU has been a national player almost every year since 1993. Thanks to Cooper.

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Thanks to Chic Harley/Francis Schmidt/Paul Brown/Woody Hayes/Archie Griffin/Numerous Others.

FIFY

I don't like the system, but I'm not for wage control, I'm for contracting. Lock the players into some kind of years of service requirements and punishments/payback for reneging on them; Limit NIL benefits to once ever, "sure you can transfer schools, but you already got your NIL money, so you can't go chase more money" etc.

Jaxbuck said:

Earle went 5-4 in The Game.

Cooper couldn’t win it even after the excuses about the roster he inherited were far in the past.

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Lost 3 games a year and tOSU basically faded from any type of national presence. Because he's a mediocre coach.

tOSU has been a national player almost every year since 1993. Thanks to Cooper.

DaiMonMoore said:

the best part of this article is being reminded of how big of a dumbass regarding sports E Gordon Gee was. He and Shitta Oh-no from scUM are basically the same person, on different sides.

If college football's playoff system ain't broke, why fix it?

Big Ten and SEC disagree on an expanded playoff format, which is good for all involved.

www.espn.com

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I’m glad to see that the B1G is holding off on the SEC’s proposed 16-team-lots-of-at-large-teams playoff until the SEC goes to 9 conference games.

Since they only play 8, it gives the SEC a higher overall winning %, which they use to claim a tougher SOS for all of their teams, which they use to justify higher rankings. It’s a house of cards and the SEC wants to use it to justify getting 8 or 9 teams into the CFP. Screw that BS.

ScriptOhio said:

Patriots Avoid Major Issue, Dish Out Unprecedented Rookie Contract

The New England Patriots reportedly reached agreement on a fully-guaranteed deal with rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson on Friday.

nesn.com

Patriots Avoid Major Issue, Dish Out Unprecedented Rookie Contract​

TreVeyon Henderson signed his four-year pact with New England​

The New England Patriots reached agreement on a fully-guaranteed deal with rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Henderson’s deal is worth $11.14 million and will carry into 2029.

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He's worth more than that. Probably a paycut for him.

Patriots Avoid Major Issue, Dish Out Unprecedented Rookie Contract​

TreVeyon Henderson signed his four-year pact with New England​

The New England Patriots reached agreement on a fully-guaranteed deal with rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Henderson’s deal is worth $11.14 million and will carry into 2029.