None of us want to give O$U any credit for anything clever or wise, but not only is Henderson and a romper and stomper on the field, the kid is showing college running backs how it is done financially. The NFL devalues RBs overall, and the Players Agreement make it worse for them on top of that. Teams can keep a kid on a rookie salary through their prime and then "dime-a-dozen" them for a few years. The Evil Buckeyes and Henderson are pooling NIL $ to exceed rookie RB salaries to keep him as a Buckeye, vie for a natty and shunt off players through the portal. Once again, our mighty Lions are behind the curve on this one.
Y'all Paying Attention to Trey Henderson? Should Be
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Marvin Harrison might stick around too. Without the NIL money he’d already have announced that he’s skipping the bowl game and putting his name up for the NFL draft.
Well, I guess with Kyle McCord and Julian Fleming leaving, they are devaluaing those positions at OSU?
Marvin Harrison won't be back at OSU in 2024.
Trey Henderson is likely sticking around, because he had a poor (injury-impacted, of course) years in 2022 and 2023 (only about 100 carrries each year) and is not likely to be as high of a draft pick unless/until he shows he can play a full football season.
In the meantime, there is an entire bus of players off of the OSU roster who have entered the portal.
Other than that? Yep. makes sense.
Trey Henderson is likely sticking around, because he had a poor (injury-impacted, of course) years in 2022 and 2023 (only about 100 carrries each year) and is not likely to be as high of a draft pick unless/until he shows he can play a full football season.
In the meantime, there is an entire bus of players off of the OSU roster who have entered the portal.
Other than that? Yep. makes sense.
We will see if running McCord off hurts them, but shedding Fleming definitely increases the value of their WR room
My favorite sport is in shambles as far as I'm concerned. Free market policies are killing it.“College” Football
As someone who has lived in State College and now in the Columbus area. There is no way we are going to keep up with NIL. I have more retail, business, and Industry within 10 miles of my house than State College has within 100+ miles.
Buckeyes are getting NIL on everything you can think of and more to come. Those within OSU Athletics don’t even need to look outside of Columbus, even though they do. Our Athletics folks need to look way outside the surrounding area for NIL opps.
It sucks, but what it is.
Buckeyes are getting NIL on everything you can think of and more to come. Those within OSU Athletics don’t even need to look outside of Columbus, even though they do. Our Athletics folks need to look way outside the surrounding area for NIL opps.
It sucks, but what it is.
It will be a rude awakening for T
osu and the like when the ncaa steps in and regulates NIL.
I doubt it.It will be a rude awakening for T
First of all, he's not that good and injury prone. Second of all, the 3 time Big Ten Champs just did the same thing with Blake Corum last year. Running backs aren't getting to a 2nd contract in the NFL anyway, very few anyway. Makes sense to get the 7 figure guarantees as long as you can in college
First of all Meatchicken doesn't matter. You can't even switch coaches without being losers so blake and the boyscouts can sell cookies to strangers. Trey Henderson is the only pro RB in the league, all NFL scouts know that. Go pick your nose with your coach
Yes, but may I suggest this edit? Money (and science) always win in the end.
I thought this week of the first time I read of Coach Paterno, in the “The idea is to have some fun, so who needs to be #1?” Sports Illustrated piece. A different time. Maybe this is the way the system should be, but it doesn’t go down easy.
I am not sure the can. Didnt court order this was restraint of trade? So anything they do will be restraint of trade.It will be a rude awakening for T
Logically then Pitt and Temple should pass us this year. Watch out for Rice, Georgia Tech and USF too. And of course UTSA, ASU and BC.
They cannot. But I'm willing to be that more than a few NIL collectives are nothing more than slush funds for coaches to pay players. Does the NCAA have the resources, both physical and intellectual, to investigate these? What do you think?
So $50 million to keep Henderson and MHJ? Why even turn pro? Bound to be multiple waivers.
(Newsflash: this doesn't mean that they are any better positioned to win anything; those big $ NFL deals ALWAYS work out, right?)
Henderson maybe. He's a third round pick, so putting together equivalent NIL money isn't that difficult. Harrison? Not unless Les Wexner redirects some of the money previously destined for Harvard Kennedy. Somehow I don't see Marvin Harrison in ads promoting his companies.
Probably Devin Brown.
They started using him some this year as their red zone guy. Used, in games I saw, more or less like Will Levis when he used to come in for Clifford... battering ram RB masquerading as a QB. Not sure how much he threw the ball, though one could look up his stats.
In the case of Henderson, there might be more incentive to stay with the Buckeyes for another season.
The junior running back is No. 60 on Bleacher Report's big board. He didn't crack the top 25 for ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr., who listed him as the fifth-best running back in the class.
There's a slim likelihood of Henderson being a first-round selection, and even the second round might be a bridge too far given how teams broadly view the running back position on draft day.
On3 projects Henderson's NIL value to be $670,000, which is not far off from what he could earn as a rookie in 2024.
Chicago Bears defensive tackle Zacch Pickens was the first pick of the third round in 2023. He earns a $750,000 base salary along with $297,962 from his signing bonus this season.
Depending on what Henderson is hearing in terms of his draft outlook, donning the scarlet and gray for one more year may be the sensible call.---- Joe Zucker
The junior running back is No. 60 on Bleacher Report's big board. He didn't crack the top 25 for ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr., who listed him as the fifth-best running back in the class.
There's a slim likelihood of Henderson being a first-round selection, and even the second round might be a bridge too far given how teams broadly view the running back position on draft day.
On3 projects Henderson's NIL value to be $670,000, which is not far off from what he could earn as a rookie in 2024.
Chicago Bears defensive tackle Zacch Pickens was the first pick of the third round in 2023. He earns a $750,000 base salary along with $297,962 from his signing bonus this season.
Depending on what Henderson is hearing in terms of his draft outlook, donning the scarlet and gray for one more year may be the sensible call.---- Joe Zucker
Yup, Henderson and Harrison are completely different stories. He's a running back, a position on which the NFL doesn't place a premium, with durability issues. That combination doesn't translate to high draft status. NIL money aside, it may be to his advantage to stay at OSU for another year. Additionally, it's easier to hide/launder the money it would take to entice Henderson than that to compensate Harrison.
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