James Franklin got $200,000 for becoming bowl eligible. Edit: Let me add some emphasis: He received $200,000 for doing something Penn State is expected to do every season, anyway.
Let’s put that in a bit of perspective:
He just received four $50,000 payments that could’ve funded four graduate student salaries, for example. Or scholarships. But nope, gotta give it to ol’ sportsball guy.
So, keeping up with Twitter, Texas has lost three or four big recruits this week to decommit. Joshua Eaton today and Princely Umanmelian (I think is how its spelled) earlier this week. Not that there’s anything to it, but it’s worth monitoring.
Has anybody noticed that Lincoln Riley’s offense is basically predicated on the QB forcing enough time for a receiver to come off of a conventional route? That’s why he has to have an experienced QB that is good at making things happen with his feet…