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#STUFF The Big Ten's defensive recruiting issue ...

Right now, using consensus rankings, here's how the Big Ten stacks up for the Top 15 players at each defensive position


WDE/EDGE

Zero of Top 15 committed to Big Ten

SDE/DT

1 of Top 15 committed to Big Ten (Justin Scott)

LINEBACKER

1 of Top 15 committed to Big Ten (Garrett Stover)

CORNERBACK

3 of Top 15 committed to Big Ten (Aaron Scott, Bryce West, Koy Beasley)

SAFETY

1 of Top 15 committed to Big Ten (Brandon Jacob)

John Ruiz - Certified Grifter Battling the SEC (no, not that one)

Pretty sure that these stories have made the rounds on many of the boards (the second one from law.com has been online since April - so any 2024 recruit with Google should have reasonably been able to read it before inking a NIL deal with Ruiz):



TL;DR Version: Ruiz is the target of multiple federal civil and criminal investigations. His company MSP Recovery Inc (AKA "LifeWallet") is on the precipice of being de-listed from NASDAQ. And its share price has dropped from its $10 IPO price to $0.22 (not a typo - you read that correctly - 22 cents per share).

Why am I posting this on a CFB message board? Because I know for an absolute fact that two players who ultimately signed with UGA were giving a bedazzling NIL pitch by Ruiz that included stock shares as a central tenet of their financial proposals. Ruiz tried to sell these players and their families on "investing in growing long-term wealth" and "building financial literacy beyond football" and blah, blah, blah. The cash that they were offered was modest. A lot of the NIL value being reported by the media included the high point valuation of the shares (which are now basically worthless). In the end, the players that I know obviously preferred the cold hard cash in Athens over the smoke and mirrors in Coral Gables.

In other words, if I were Marquise Lightfoot, I'd cash that check and sell those shares ASAP.

Football Recruiting Video: Chris Henry Jr. breaks down commitment to Ohio State

I sat down with NFL legacy Henry Jr. to break down his commitment to Ohio State. The 2026 receiver discusses how it feels to be a Buckeye, why he shut his recruitment down early and knew Ohio State was the place for him, his message to the fans and more.

Henry Jr's uncle, Adam "Pacman" Jones, mentored the young receiver throughout the recruiting process and makes a quick appearance to celebrate the commitment.


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