I think we will see this become more common over the next few months with other big programs.

Allowing a kid to use their NIL and profit from merchandise sold that includes university trademarks and logos is a big recruiting tool. 

 

 

Any school that doesn't do this, will be left behind.

There is no downside for the school, they still make money off of their logos, so if a player sells 1,000 jerseys the school makes more money.

Love it, some of these kids are gonna be rich, quickly!

9 hours ago, John Anthony said:

Love it, some of these kids are gonna be rich, quickly!

JF would have gotten some of my money!

7 hours ago, TheDeuce said:

JF would have gotten some of my money!

I think he's going to be alright without it.  Just a guess.  ?

Freshman, Jack Sawyer one of the top recruits in the nation, is the proud owner of a free truck.  He’s been through a few practices so far…

 

 

On 8/3/2021 at 10:03 PM, Jumper_Dad said:

Any school that doesn't do this, will be left behind.

There is no downside for the school, they still make money off of their logos, so if a player sells 1,000 jerseys the school makes more money.

Agreed.  People are more likely to buy merchandise, when they know where even a small portion of it is going, if it's someone or something they support. 

OSU starters doing quite well, CJ Stroud has the truck on the far right.

OSU Freshman Quinn Ewers has signed a deal with GT Sports Marketing worth $1.4 million. GTSM specializes in autographs for athletes, and the deal with Ewers reportedly spans three seasons

5 hours ago, Walter said:

OSU Freshman Quinn Ewers has signed a deal with GT Sports Marketing worth $1.4 million. GTSM specializes in autographs for athletes, and the deal with Ewers reportedly spans three seasons

Unreal!  Love it for him though.

On 8/31/2021 at 9:44 PM, John Anthony said:

Unreal!  Love it for him though.

 

On 8/31/2021 at 4:12 PM, Walter said:

OSU Freshman Quinn Ewers has signed a deal with GT Sports Marketing worth $1.4 million. GTSM specializes in autographs for athletes, and the deal with Ewers reportedly spans three seasons

 

Does he get to keep any of these deals?

14 minutes ago, Jumper_Dad said:

 

 

Does he get to keep any of these deals?

Made $1.4 mil to take 2 snaps for OSU this year. I'd say he's going to be alright regardless.

Sources told Yahoo Sports on Friday that Ewers has informed Buckeyes officials that he intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Ewers is expected to consider Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech for his next school, sources told Yahoo Sports.

Ewers enrolled early at Ohio State and became an unintentional trailblazer. He made well over $1 million in name, image and likeness money by leaving high school early and signing deals, which included memorabilia and a kombucha company.

7 minutes ago, Walter said:

Made $1.4 mil to take 2 snaps for OSU this year. I'd say he's going to be alright regardless.

Sources told Yahoo Sports on Friday that Ewers has informed Buckeyes officials that he intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Ewers is expected to consider Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech for his next school, sources told Yahoo Sports.

Ewers enrolled early at Ohio State and became an unintentional trailblazer. He made well over $1 million in name, image and likeness money by leaving high school early and signing deals, which included memorabilia and a kombucha company.

Saw that one coming.

No surprise he’s leaving.  He struggled with the playbook and just didn’t seem to fit in.  He should have finished his senior year in Texas but the experiment got him a lot of bread.