That's higher than most NFL rookie contracts.
Portal Coming and Going
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PJ-OSU
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And on par with his head coach. Wow.
MustangPokeFan
Deputy
For throwing a football for two years or a possibility of 24 games, a 20 year-old kid gets more money than I’ve made working my ass off the last 50 years. That is $291,666.67 per game if he plays all 24 games. So for a 3-4 hour game on a Saturday, he’ll make what took me two years roughly to earn at the highest point in my career. This is so jacked up! Please fix it!
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Don't like it don't support it. Don't watch, don't go, don't donate. Let the seats sit empty, when it starts to die action will be taken to bring sanity back to the situation.
I hear what you’re saying, but I think what you’re suggesting would only widen the gap. The schools profiting the most from the current system aren’t going to be incentivized to bring any changes.
The SEC has become a completely outsized entity in the college landscape and there is no entity that can reign them in at this point. You literally have them and the B1G telling us all that they could care less about the entire landscape and what’s good for it.
Stargazer
Deputy
I’ll admit I’m skeptical. His game-by-game stats look impressive at first glance—until you look at the competition. He basically carved up a bunch of nobodies, and I mean nobodies. When he finally faced the three teams that actually had a pulse (later in the season, no less), he was picked apart with ease. His reads were poor. He looked like a quarterback who’s barely played the position. And honestly, that’s exactly what he is. Against comparable talent, he threw more interceptions than touchdowns in those three games.
He’s not even listed among the top 75 college quarterbacks this season. Any talk of Drew entering the draft after the 2026–27 season (looking at you, Pistols Firing) is pure fantasy. $7 million.. are you kidding me? We could've bought a HELLUVA proven successful QB. I hear clown music in the distance.
I hope I’m wrong. I truly do. I hope he comes in and wins us games. But the reality is that we’re not going to be remotely competitive for years. That’s just the truth, and I’m okay with accepting it. Some people call that being a scrooge—maybe so. But he’s being hyped like some kind of Messiah, and he’s just not that guy yet. Not even close.
Unfortunately, the actual right quarterback is likely going to transfer because of this unjustified Messiah narrative everyone hopes becomes reality. Because he’s the one truly worth $7 million—and he’s almost certainly heading to the portal.
I’m sure I’ll hear plenty of “Boo this man!” and “You suck!” responses. That’s fine. It’s okay to be skeptical. It’s okay to have hope and enthusiasm. And it’s okay to share your opinion, even when others disagree. I want to be hopeful. Believe me.. I completely understand how hope works. Since November 2024, I've battled and won against stage 4 cancer and I won.
I want OSU to succeed. I just don’t believe the athletic department made the right choice. And if that $7 million is correct, Eric Morris made the worst decision he could've made. That much on one player is just... WTF. This team needs talent. That $7 million could've brought a ton of the talent necessary to compete in the Big 12.
Y'all can call me a buffoon. But if that $7 million is correct, the AD is a clown
zone2poke
Sheriff
That is an awful lot of money.
Could you clarify your thoughts, please?
Poke Skywalker
Ranger
Don’t be ridiculous, he was a freshman that threw for the 2nd most yards of any freshman in D1 history only behind CJ Stroud. Yeah, the B12 is going to be a step up from the American, but they weren’t playing nobody’s. The money is absurd but that’s today’s college football. They didn’t just decide to pay the guy 3.5mil because, that’s what he was being offered by SEC and B10 schools, including CFP teams. Apparently they’re all just morons that can’t evaluate talent according to you. Not a top 75 QB…LOL!
He’s now a 5*, 2nd rated portal guy available. EM and crew leaked this now knowing it will influence other guys in the portal, and once the portal opens the quality guys go quick. My biggest concern about the money is the risk of injury, but that’s just something you have to accept or gamble on another cheap guy like we’ve done the last few years.
You read someone that stat-watched without watching the actual games but formed a strong opinion anyway. I'd expect nothing different though...
Curious about specific names of QB’s you believe we could have landed. I mean, you’re crapping on one guy who’s played extensively more, while saying the guy who’s barely played is definitively worthy of the $$$. Huh?
And as far as not being competitive for years? Are you paying attention to the coaching turnover in the conference? I don’t know how anyone can realistically project much of anything over the next couple of years. I expect the conference to be a year to year thing with about 7-8 teams contending.
