While talking in the senate about whether college athletes should be able to profile from their name, image and likess (NIL), a senator asked OSU president Michael Drake about how many could benefit.
Sen. Wicker is asking OSU president Michael Drake how many, of 22 football starters, would really benefit from NIL.
Drake says "three to four."
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 1, 2020
The Buckeye president’s response is getting slammed, saying only 3-4 of the players could be able to profit.
Just from a social media standpoint, w/out looking at the roster, here's 7 OSU players who could benefit
Master Teague 29.6k followers twitter/Instagram
Chris Olave 90.7k
Justin Fields 544.1k
Garrett Wilson 95.3k
Julian Fleming 84.7k
Jeremy Ruckert 35.3k
Paris Johnson Jr. 94.8k https://t.co/ClJSrT6msf— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) July 1, 2020
Someone like Daxton Hill could have showed up in Ann Arbor on June 1 last summer and made money signing autographs on June 2. Before ever playing a game at Michigan. To suggest "3 to 4" football players on a roster might benefit from NIL?
Beyond absurd at this point.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) July 1, 2020
The "maybe they could be on a commercial for the local car dealership, but that's about it" stance is ridiculous at this point. Social media opportunities for a roster of football players at a place like Ohio State go well beyond being a marketable "hometown hero" or something.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) July 1, 2020
NIL is not the same as how many players would benefit from a tattoo scandal https://t.co/ei3KQ1xeu5
— Anthony Broome (@anthonytbroome) July 1, 2020
