For future papers you may write On3 is keeping track:
The Cavinder Twins raking in that dough. I think we’ll see more guardrails soon or like the TV deals, money starts to fall. I get the Hoops money. NBA shoe wars are just getting in early.
Didn’t see much of that money and now he’s ranked #68 as the starting QB of Texas. Makes a little under 700k.
A weird thing for me is Alabama only has 1 player in the top 50 (behind Cam) and it’s basically because his Nickname is Kool-Aid and yes they did sign him. Meanwhile, the Buckeyes have 10% of the top 50 even if you don’t count Bronny James.
He’s all for players making money and that’s why Learfield is taking it on in-house. That also adds guardrails so it doesn’t get out of hand. I get the urge to “hate” him but he’s always seemed pro-player and he’s done great things for the Tuscaloosa community. He’s really made charitable giving and work a big thing with players and students. When he gave this speech I was sold on him:
Then during Covid his getting with players to walk to the door where Governor Wallace blocked black students from enrolling to discuss police brutality made me absolutely love the guy:
Say what you will but putting Alabama in lock step with pushing for rights of black people on a campus known to deny them is powerful.