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Why wouldn’t you do what Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel is doing?—
Why wouldn’t you do what Florida running back Trevor Etienne is doing?
Why wouldn’t you do what Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord and Duke quarterback Riley Leonard are doing?
Why wouldn’t you do what these and many other top stars in college football are doing?
Entering the transfer portal and making themselves a million bucks.
Or two million bucks.
Or however-many-million bucks some desperate bigtime institution of higher earning is willing to pay them.
“Make no mistake: a good quarterback in the portal costs $1 million to $1.5 million to $2 million right now,” Nebraska coach Matt Rhule revealed to reporters recently. “There are some teams that have $6-7 million players playing for them.”
Gabriel originally transferred from UCF to Oklahoma, where he undoubtedly received a lucrative NIL deal. And now he’s transferring again to Oregon where he is likely receiving an even more lucrative NIL deal. Essentially, he’s doing what every smart business person or corporate CEO would do: He’s making the best deal possible and maximizing profits – just like most of us would tell our own sons to do if they were talented college quarterbacks … or running backs … or wide receivers … or offensive linemen.
Why wouldn’t you?
If you’re not then you’re being financially irresponsible.
Let’s use Gabriel as an example since we are very familiar with him.
He is unquestionably a great college quarterback as he’s shown at both UCF and Oklahoma, but he’s a bit undersized and there are no guarantees his skills will translate to the NFL. If he plays his cards right in the transfer portal – and it appears he has – he could have $3 million, $4 million, $5 million or more in his bank account when he leaves college.
If these high-priced…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/transfer-portal-allows-dillon-gabriel-203000721.html
Author : Orlando Sentinel
Publish date : 2023-12-09 20:30:00
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