Newsstand: Dave Portnoy willing to help Michigan get its next quarterback
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Michigan alum and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, a media mogul, said on the Barstool Pick ‘Em podcast that he’d be willing to pay up to $3 million (between $1-3 million) annually for Michigan to have a “top-10” quarterback.
This comes amid a season where QB play has been a concern for Michigan. After winning a national championship last season with J.J. McCarthy under center, the Wolverines have already started both Davis Warren and Alex Orji behind center, with both struggling at times.
“Michigan, I will be your quarterback guy,” Dave Portnoy said. “I’ll talk to Sherrone [Moore], ‘Who do you guys want? Who’s in there?’ Give me a group. I’ll go sign them. $1 million. $2 million. Whatever it is…$3 million.”
For Portnoy, the conversation came up during a back-and-forth with Dan “Big Cat” Katz, who joked that he was going to do the same for Wisconsin, his alma mater. That prompted Portnoy to further explain how his NIL deal would work.
“I can get a quarterback. We don’t have a quarterback. If I don’t get the number one … I’m gonna get us a top 10 quarterback in the portal coming out every year. Top 10 quarterback and then here’s a little bit of the issue,” Portnoy said.
“You’ll have to find something else because they’re doing a weekly spot on Pardon My Take. My guy, not your guy, my guy. That’s already been taken. So, you’re gonna have to find something else for the Wisconsin guy. But college football recap, a college football hit. So, there’s two things. $3 million marketing agreement. I think that’s legal.”
According to On3’s Pete Nakos, that $3 million NIL figure from Portnoy would put whatever quarterback Michigan lands among the Top 5 highest-ranked NIL valuations in the On3 NIL 100.
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