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Brutus Buckeye Wins National Mascot of the Year Honors

Brutus Buckeye emerged as the D1A Mascot National Champion at the UCA & UDA National Championship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

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Brutus Buckeye Wins National Mascot of the Year Honors​

Everyone’s favorite Buckeye is coming back to Columbus with some hardware.

Brutus Buckeye emerged as the D1A Mascot National Champion at the UCA & UDA National Championship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

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Just wondering do mascots get NIL money when they appear in commercials?



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I'm guessing that the school gets a nice check which is a tax write off for the company; and school just pays the guy/girl in the mascot costume his/her expenses (i.e. travel, hotel, and meals, etc.) to go to the filming secessions. Cheerleading is an actual course at Ohio State which earn the participants credit hours toward graduation. The mascots appearing in commercials could be under the umbrella of "lab work" for the course. There are at least 3 or 4 guys that are Brutus Buckeye each year. It's probably an up front requirement that they know about when they tryout for Brutus; however, even if it isn't, I'm sure that they can find one of them more than willing to do the commercials, etc.

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Anybody notice the Georgia Bulldog is checking the license plate on the vehicle in that promo?

Thump said:

Bagmen.

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Yeah, putting “former OSU commit” in your bio will get some teams who want to pay you more money

Or because he was/is an Ohio State dignitary. Can anyone say, with a straight face, that you, me or any of us, would receive the same if we were charged with same offense? Yeah, thought not.

Totally agree, great win for the Buckeyes. Also of note (being a numbers guy), the rebounding was tilted waay into the Buckeye column. Certainly need more OR, but will take keeping them from second effort points, gladly. PS, mean 'everybody', not just UCLA. Of concern, certainly are 'points from bench'. This is where Noel/Tilly came in, and no one has really stepped up. Chaisman wanted in (you could see it), but the bench scoring simply wasn't there. Don't remember Diebler substituting many minutes, though. Cupps got to be All-Ohio by scoring, yet don't see that from him. Anyway, not to be Negative Nelly, but there are always things to clean up. Hats off to Bruce for being Mr. Consistency. You don't know when, you don't know where, but you DO know it'll be there.....Go Bucks!

So is he saying "Just wait, you'll see."? Because I feel like I've heard that around the parts, and I still haven't seen.

Former Ohio State Offensive Tackle Justin Terry Transfers to Virginia Tech​

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Terry is the second member of last year’s Ohio State team to transfer to Virginia Tech for the 2026 season, joining defensive tackle Eric Mensah.

pnuts34 said:

Texas Tech, JMU, Bama, UGA, aTm are the only teams in the CFP with QBs they recruited.
Unfortunately many of the NIL numbers aren't made public, so its hard to compare numbers unless the player, their agent or someone associated with them releases that info. Hence why I have yet to see how much Sayin is earning or negotiating, or how much JJ makes(the rumor is he's up to $7mil for next season). This is all a weird area we're in, in CFB. We know some salaries, but not all. So its kind of like a professional level, but still some numbers are shrouded in secrecy, my guess is because there isn't enough interest in those particular players.

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Whatever JJ is making, its not enough.

He initially played soccer,[6] but played high school football at Southmoore High School as a placekicker and punter.

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There's guaranteed to be more of these out there somewhere. FIND THEM

Back from IR and just had some key blocks on Buffalos TD drive

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One of my all time favorite movies.

Good for him and probably a good reason to switch and maybe back to TE at Miami. Hope he tears the MAC up, except when they play BG

Bestbuck36 said:

I have a feeling that combination will eat the ACC alive next year too.

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And if it doesn't.....just quit

Juist sayin': S/I isn't sure that it was all about the money......

Koi Perich's decision to transfer to Oregon feels messy​

Perich will play in the Big Ten next season, but he will not be wearing maroon and gold.



Everyone in the great state of Minnesota seems to have an opinion on Koi Perich's decision to transfer to Oregon.

When Perich opted to stay home and play for his hometown Gophers in the 2024 high school recruiting class, he immediately became a hometown hero. According to 247Sports, he's the second-highest-ranked recruit to ever sign with Minnesota in the internet era. He turned down offers from top programs such as Ohio State, USC and Florida State to represent his home state. Roughly 25 months later, he decided to transfer to Oregon, so what happened?

Perich immediately lived up to his hype as a true freshman. He finished the 2024 season with 46 total tackles, five interceptions, and more than 500 yards as a punt and kick returner combined. He was named first-team All-Big Ten, and many viewed him as one of the top freshmen in the entire sport.

The hype grew even more before the 2025 season. He debuted a split practice jersey during spring ball, and Minnesota teased an offensive role for Perich as a sophomore. He became the talk of the town, and he was acting like it.

When asked in July if he grew up watching college football, he responded saying, "I would just skip through college if I could and just gone straight to the Vikings, but you've got to do your three years, and I am willing to do it."

He looked like a superstar, he was being covered like a superstar and he was acting like a superstar. But his production was simply not at a superstar level in 2025. He had 23 missed tackles, which was 17 more than his mark as a true freshman; he muffed a pivotal punt in the Cal game, and his offensive role resulted in just seven receptions for 89 yards, most of which came in the bowl game against New Mexico.

After an objectively disappointing 2025 season, he opted to hit the transfer portal and join Big Ten superpower Oregon, which was the type of program and opportunity he turned down as a high school recruit 24 months earlier.
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It has been nearly two weeks since Perich initially revealed his plans to enter the transfer portal, and there has been no public comment from him, P.J. Fleck or the Gophers football team. It feels like a rather abrupt end to a career that once looked like it would be historic at the University of Minnesota.

Was his decision because of money? Did he want a chance to play in the College Football Playoff? Or did his time at Minnesota just reach a breaking point? We might never know the real answer, but that's the modern world of college athletics.

It shouldn't come as a huge surprise that Perich wanted to transfer to a program like Oregon. They play on a much bigger stage than a program like Minnesota, and they have substantially more to offer, financially. It also shouldn't come as a surprise that Gophers fans are angry; they have every right to be.

He heard Chestnut Hill and thought he'd be perfect for their Riding Backs coach.

Just sayin': Anyone else remember the Brockermeyer twins; i.e. Tommy was a 5 star OT and James was a 4 star IOL? They both went to Alabama and then transferred to TCU. Tommy is out of football now due to injuries and James is the starting center for the Hurricanes. Here's an interesting story of how Sonny Dykes tried to keep James; however, he was outbid by the Hurricanes. It probably a common occurrence with NIL these days; however, the NIL bidding process with the players is not getting a lot of print.

How TCU and a famed Fort Worth football family broke up over NIL money

The Brockermeyer family is one of the most prominent football names in the history of Fort Worth, but its connection to TCU was severed over a few hundred thousand bucks. Center James Brockermeyer should be finishing his final season of college football at TCU, with his twin brother,

Tommy, having recently earned his degree from TCU. Older brother Luke would likely still be on staff as an assistant coach.

Instead, all three alums of All Saints Episcopal School no longer have any ties to TCU football.
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In February 2023, Dykes hired Luke Brockermeyer as a graduate assistant coach.

Following the 2023 season, during which James was mostly a backup at Alabama, he transferred to TCU, where he would be reunited with his brothers on the same team.

In March 2024, Tommy Brockermeyer retired from football because of injuries. TCU said it would honor the scholarship. Early in the 2024 season, when James was the starting center, he openly talked about how much fun it was for his entire family to be so close where they could be together, and attend games.

He had one season of eligibility remaining, and as such, one of the most decorated football families in Fort Worth would strengthen its tie to TCU.

However, late in the 2024 season, people associated with the Miami Hurricanes football team contacted Blake Brockermeyer about James, who had established himself as a solid Big 12 player.

Miami was willing to offer James a few hundred more thousand than what TCU was paying him.

Realizing this was his son’s best opportunity to make money playing football, Blake asked Dykes if TCU could at least match Miami’s offer for James. TCU did match the offer, and the staff believed this was potential departure was prevented.

Miami people then came back to Blake and increased the offer for James. In turn, Blake reached out to TCU again to match. At this point, Dykes said no.

This was all going on during the practice weeks leading up to TCU’s appearance in the New Mexico Bowl; Brockermeyer was practicing with the team to play in the game. When TCU declined to match for James Brockermeyer, he left the team to transfer to Miami, which forced Dykes and TCU to play a new player against Louisiana in the bowl game.

Shortly thereafter, TCU and Dykes did not ask Luke Brockermeyer to remain on his staff. Tommy had already earned his degree.

“In the moment I was irritated, mostly because of the timing of it all; I could have used those practices for another player,” Dykes said. “When it’s all said and done, I am OK with it. I truly wish him nothing but the best.

“I was upset, but I’m not mad at him. I’ll watch for him, and I want him to succeed.”

When asked about his relationship with Blake Brockermeyer at the moment, Dykes said, “It’s probably a little frosty, but give it time, and I’ll get over it.”

Dykes made a similar decision for defensive tackle Damonic Wiliams, who repeatedly kept coming back to TCU asking for money as he was pursued by other Power Four conference teams. TCU appeased Williams multiple times but eventually said no, and in May 2024 he transferred to Oklahoma, where he is a senior starter.

In the era of the transfer portal, and NIL money, these stories are common.

Login to view embedded media It’s a cool tweet, and I’ve seen this story before. I hope he’s comfortable on the bench developing. Not sure how he’ll take it if his brother is starting at his next destination

Forgot how jacked JT was. He was so intense I could actually see him doing this lol

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buckeyemania11 said:

Weber State?

They went 4-8 this year and their QBs combined to throw 11 TD / 16 INT

I'd assume he will probably end up being the starter at the beginning of the year.

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NJ-Buckeye said:

Weber State has a football team?

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BuckeyeNation27 said:

I don't know why anybody would assume that

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Just sayin': FWIW, Weber State went 4-8, (2-6 in conference) in 2025. They used 4 different QBs in 2025; however, I have no idea who is coming back. However, if they all come back, Brown could have a QB competition with 5 other players, i.e. these 4 and an incoming Freshman. With that being said (after looking at "the competition's stats" below); I'd say Brown would be the odds on favorite to be QB1 at Weber State in 2026.

Per ESPN Weber State has the following QB passing stats for 2025:

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* where they never saw any game action......

Players in the pros get fined all the time for being late to meetings, events, games, missing curfew, etc. I’m sure it’s not that difficult. You have punishments on a team, there doesn’t need to be a contract to make a kid run extra. I see nothing wrong with this at all. You want to be professionals then you get treated like professionals

The machine is playing well. Of course, the other team is on scholarship as well. Do like the way the bigs are playing, obviously before injuries. Also enjoy Devin sneaking in the paint to snag a rebound. He skies bigger than his height. And do believe that Thornton is 'taken for granted', probably by Buckeye faithful, as always going to have a 20 point, 6 assist, 5 rebound night. But if you iso on him, he works very hard for what he gets.