unfortunately the New Reality stories like this hitting us more and more........this kid signed his "contract" in high school, received $$ while still in HS, so obviously his expectations not normal compared to the rest of us..........$8M contract, making $2M+ per yr, and wanted more???

To my note smells of dad/agent comparing his $ to others and saying "time to renegotiate"..........sad that he would not return calls to the HCoach leading up to his decision to leave, just shows you kid far more invested in himself than the team, so for me kudos to Tennessee

Yes he will find someone who will show him the money, but just shows that the need for a college athletics unified front is going to be increasingly important moving forward, or the system will collapse short of 20-30 programs.....and if that happens well only the crazies will be left around to watch what use to be the best game in town!

a lot of good info in this story - his reps had reached out to Oregon BEFORE spr ball even started......

Saturday’s session was shorter in nature, yet productive and well received by Kenny Dillingham, who feels his team is on its proper pacing with several newcomers making their mark. Here are our observations

"You never know if somebody chooses to come to Arizona State or chooses to go to college just because of that one moment.” A full team participation in Pat's Run is embraced by all who were involved

"I wanted to go to a school where I know they believe in me and knows what I'm capable of doing." Arizona State's latest transfer addition, Bryce Ford, represents a homecoming, too

“We have a veteran group. We’re always trying to strive more than the year before." There is no substitute for experience, and ASU's stout defensive performance in the spring is living proof of that every day in practice

“We’re trying to put a lot of pressure on our older guys and returners. We’re past the midway point; all this is now is just cleaning up.” Experience level is dictating ASU's staff approach in terms of the demands and expectations of their roster

"I proved it at a mid-major level, and now, I've got to prove it at a high-major level to make a lot of people know what's going on. " ASU basketball portal additions Marcus Adams Jr. and Moe Odum discuss their decisions to commit to the Sun Devils

Halfway through this year’s spring practices, Thursday’s session was the warmest to date, so it’s probably no surprise that the physicality of today was heightened compared to other practices. Here are our takeaways:

Now this is a huge blow for the Sun Devils (assuming he does not return to the team)


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"It's really one of those places where you have to be there to feel it. Everybody truly believes in what the school does and how they work." 2026 Texas DL Julian Hugo discusses his decision to commit to ASU and the aspects that influenced his pledge

not much meat here but good to know that the P4 attended en masse with not only AD's and coaches, but school Presidents, etc ....... as much as I Hate Politics trying to govern college athletics, at least the conferences understand that making changes is well beyond their grasp and power, so appealing to what very few sensible political reps we have is probably sort of a last gasp

The good ol Gravy Train days of scholarships and tuition and training table and access to luxuries most students dont have access to are over and the new reality is $M$M for all.........and TV money/ new donations can only support a % of the new reality for vast majority of schools

And dont blame the kids on this - 90% of the kids understand bottom line and what is manageable/sustainable. The lawyers, agents and "family reps" are looking for their gravy train..........without huge help and oversight from a higher governing body, the next domino to fall will be all the Olympic sports, and yes that includes W Basketball as without having access to Denver's research am pretty certain they are one of the biggest Loss Leaders..........No way can universities continue to absorb the $$$M deficits from athletics

Fingers crossed there are a handful of smart politicians who are willing to work with P4/all conferences to provide guardrails and sensible "benefits" so we can continue to enjoy watching college golf, baseball, hockey, etc etc...........at the end of the day there is still one stat that says a lot when it comes to college athletics - 4-5 % will actually play professionally, the other 95% will need to find jobs by using their college degrees.......which are provided to each of them as part of their compensation

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