OSU Allegedly Offering 1st-Round Money to MHJ and Henderson

If they don't play in their bowl game, then we'll know. Anything before that is pure speculation IMO

WRs and RBs have short NFL careers. One year of 1st round money to stay is nice. A five year contract of 1st year money with a guarantee clause in case of injury is nicer. So if either sticks around, it is solely about winning at OSU and sticking with their team, because the numbers do not make sense.

I don’t buy it. High first rounders basically sign a $50 million contract with about 40% of it up front in signing bonus. There’s just no way. 

Highly doubt MHJ stays. He would immediately be a top five receiver in the league and would have a rookie contract paying somewhere between $8-10 million a year with a guarantee of $20-25 million. If Ryan Day thought he’d need $13 million to keep the roster last year he’ll need to triple that with these kinds of figures. 

I mean of course they'll try this. He was their whole offense even when they had a QB. 

If I were any college athlete I would immediately reject this. Why take a one time deal instead of a multi year contract? 

Those guys again?

That's fine.  Keep them.

Harrison looked like he was done with college ball after the game.

I seriously doubt he wants to go through that again. 

Waste of money on Henderson. He will get hurt again. I hope he takes that deal. 

MHJ would be dumb to stay, he will make more money next year no doubt. 

Henderson will stay, I mean, why not...RBs so undervalued at NFL level, get the bag. 


Desperation is a stinky stench their buckeyes 

Harrison has absolutely nothing to learn from playing in college another year. As others have said, if he stays, he's doing it wrong. 

Wtf would Marvin come back with all  the uncertainty at QB ? Like why take these reports seriously lol 

If a group of OSU booster(s) are really crazy enough to offer MHJ $35M to play one more season with the Buckeyes (and I'm skeptical), he still shouldn't take it.

With that amount of money, why not actually go play in the pros, work on your craft full time and generate even more income on the side? QB is projected as a weakness for them next year, whoever it is, and it isn't like he's some kind of lifelong Buckeye fan.

If true, it may explain why the mass exodus of other players is happening

Marvin Harrison is coming back to catch passes from who exactly?  Devin Brown and his 54% completion percentage?  OSU is going to find out the options in the transfer portal aren't any better than the guy they just ran out of town.  

No chance this is true. They may offer some money, but there's no chance it's 1st round money. If MHJ is a top 3 pick his signing bonus is $25-$30 million. This is a classic heard it from somebody who knows somebody.

This guy has no idea what he's talking about, or this guy is being cute and saying that it's just the 1st round base salary in year 1, which is always $1MM or less because they're paying out a monster signing bonus. 

Portal stuff for OSU is overblown….McCord leaving is mildly shocking, but he’s not the Heisman contender OSU fans demand, and Day might have a guy he feels more comfortable with in the portal. This is somewhat similar to our Cade situation, except we knew we had JJ at the time. 

I honestly thought Cade would transfer soon after the 21 season ended. 
 

If you look at the numbers, UM loses roughly 10% of its roster each year to the portal. There will be several exits after the playoffs are over. 
 

now concerning the 1st round money stuff…I get Henderson wanting to stay, MHJ seems ludicrous. He’s like a sure top 5 pick. Maaayyyyybbbbeeeee if he has the best insurance policy possible. 

MHJ will get a contract between 6-8 million next year per season (which doesn't even touch the signing bonus), and the bottom end of the first round will receive around 2.5 million.  If Henderson (who I don't think is a first-round pick) returns at 2.5 million, it's a great deal for him and a stupid ROI for the purchaser.

Considering Mahhhzerhati Marvin got injured this year (rolled ankle), I'd think he'd be smart to move onto the NFL where he can then say, "Hey! I saw the same exotic NFL coverage against me when I played Michigan!"

Henderson should be easier to keep at OSU and based on his results vs Michigan this is good for Michigan.   Henderson averaged about 3 yards/carry vs U of M in 2023 while Trayanum averaged 6.1yds/carry.   

However, with Henderson's injury history he may be risking his NFL draft level if he is injured again in 2024.  If OSU will pay him $1m or more may be worthwhile to stay although IMHO he will end up with less total career value if he waits to be drafted.

Marvin Harrison should be looking at 7-8 million/year for 5 years-   If OSU pays him 8M, he would likely break even as long as  he doesn't sustain a serious injury.  

There is no way OSU can compete with top 5 NFL pick money. We’re talking $25+ million guaranteed. Even if they did come anywhere near that number it would be hilarious to watch them spend it all on a WR instead of using a fraction of that money to buy every 5 star O/D-lineman in the country.

LOL! Fine, Let them spend that much NIL money on one overrated, injury prone RB and the best WR in the country who will no doubt be taking it easy so he doesn't get injured and ruin his shot a zillion times that NIL deal in NFL money and big-time endorsements. 

This could explain why so many other WRs and RBs are abandoning ship. They're not feeling the love.

If you're either of these guys, you have to be thinking it's a choice between one year of first round money and the potential of injury, vs. a contract with first-year money and more guaranteed on top of it.

If you're either of those guys and you get hurt, are you content with that year of NIL, whatever your insurance money is, a lesser contract/NFL career, and whatever you can make with a lifetime of signing autographs in Central Ohio? Personally, I'd take that NFL money and run.

Bullshit

You suck osu

Then Michigan offers Henderson 2 years of first round salary to just move on...

Seems unlikely MHJ will take it. Does Kaleb Brown still have eligibility?

Looks like Henderson is staying

MHJ goes Henderson stays IMO. 

There is no upside for MHJ, unless he thinks that they are going to win a championship with QB-to-be-determined and he values that championship over starting a possible HOF pro career.  His draft stock cannot improve any more than it already has.  The odds of getting hurt greatly outweigh the odds of moving up in the eyes of NFL teams.  His family has money, but neither money nor insurance can replace a chance to play at the highest level.

With Henderson's injury history, it could go either way.  You might make it through the season healthy and boost your stock, but any additional injuries only solidify the "injury-prone" label.

Chip Trayunum (sp) is in the portal, so Henderson is probably back. Henderson averages around 3 ypc vs UM. 

Will Anderson went 3rd overall ( Harrison JR range) and received a 20+ million dollar sign on bonus.. 

Henderson, It's risky but might be worth considering.. I would personally use those resources elsewhere, like Dline, Oline, LBs

I take this to mean that they are overextending to keep MHjr in a different way:

It is likely they need to guarantee Marv’s stay to get their next QB and it is also likely that they need to guarantee their next QB to keep Marv. And they may be trying to promise these things to both before either can be guaranteed true.

E.g., no way Marv stays if the next OSU QB isn’t guaranteed to be better than McCord. And yet one guy or the other is bound to have to make his decision before knowing for sure.