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Hey, Buckeye Talk: Where is the last place you would want to see a current Ohio State quarterback transfer to? -- Text subscriber in the 440
Hey 440, it’s Doug: This is another great question. I think the last place the Buckeyes would want to see one of their current QBs go is a school they play every season, where the quarterback could make the difference between the Buckeyes winning and losing.
If Ohio State had reached the national title game in 2019 and lost to LSU and Joe Burrow, that would have been crazy, but no one ever expected that Burrow would actually face the Buckeyes as a Tiger.
LSU was a program that had talent but had trouble finding an impact quarterback. Penn State is the closest example to that in the Big Ten, as a winning program that has yet to find and truly develop a five-star quarterback recruit into an elite star.
If OSU true freshman Kyle McCord, who went to high school in Philadelphia, loses the job to C.J. Stroud this season, sees QB Quinn Ewers coming in 2022, and decides his best chance to play is to leave, landing at Penn State could change the Nittany Lions. It wouldn’t mean Penn State has equal talent across the board, but McCord is the kind of QB who can elevate an entire program. The Buckeyes wouldn’t want to face that every season.
Hey, Buckeye Talk: Are you guys sensing much concern from OSU leadership regarding name, image and likeness and athletes being distracted chasing money and endorsements? Hate to be paranoid, but I can only imagine how hard it would be not to book that one extra promotional event, etc., instead of spending that extra time in the training room. Also, other than promoting casinos and tobacco/alcohol, is there any other way our athletes can get into trouble with this? — Andrew in Columbus
Hey Andrew, it’s Nathan: There are essentially two ways for athletes to capitalize on MIL opportunities in a big way. One is to have some sort of unique and engaging social media presence. Think about what punter Dru Chrisman could have done with his bottle flipping. Or maybe the best example -- basketball player Mark Titus from his Club Trillion days.
When Action Network put together a list of the 25 athletes who could capitalize the most from NIL, it include OSU lacrosse player Mitchell Pehlk, due to his YouTube channel. Some athletes are already doing those projects as sort of a hobby and imagine others will delve into that realm as well.
The other avenue, though, is being excellent at a popular sport. Pro athletes obviously get endorsements, do commercials, make appearances, etc. But how do you get the best money making opportunities? You perform the best.
Any Ohio State quarterback will have some opportunities to make side deals. Justin Fields would have had more after becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist. He wasn’t merely one of the best players at OSU, he was one of the best players in all of college football.
If anything, I think the NIL opportunities could put even more pressure on players to perform than already exists. That is a better problem, however, than players missing out on that employment altogether.
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