Ohio State Football apparently has worse NIL than Washington

There has been a lot of talk about NIL since the regular season ended. The Ohio State football program has not done a good job of being able to provide funds to recruits with NIL collectives. It’s part of the reason why the recruiting class they signed on Wednesday is only seventh in the country.

While seventh might sound pretty good for most programs, it’s not at Ohio State. In fact, Ohio State hasn’t had a recruiting class ranked this poorly since 2019. If they fall any further, it would be the worst recruiting class since 2010 when Jim Tressel got fired.

NIL has been a clear discussion as to why the recruiting class is rated so poorly. Now we know just how poorly Ohio State has managed the NIL issue because a recruit who just signed with the Buckeyes said that another, lesser program has more NIL than Ohio State does.

Washington has better NIL than the Ohio State football team.

According to four-star quarterback Lincoln Keinholz, Washington has better NIL than Ohio State does. Keinholz decided to flip from Washington to sign with the Buckeyes. You can hear his full statement on that in the clip below.

The fact that Washington, WASHINGTON, has better NIL than Ohio State is an absolute travesty. They haven’t been relevant as a program since Chris Peterson retired. There is absolutely no reason why they should be able to offer even a four-star QB more NIL opportunities than Ohio State.

I do like the fact that Kienholz said he wanted to come to Ohio State to be developed and not come for NIL. That tells me that he’s more concerned about the ultimate goal of the NFL and wanting to play for the best than he is about money. That’s good to see from the young man.

But what this really speaks to is the absolute refusal of Ohio State to even consider paying recruits directly, despite other programs doing that same thing, is what’s holding them back. The NCAA has no power to punish anyone for anything anymore. There is no risk in doing this!

Until the Buckeyes change their minds, they will keep losing out on big-time five-star recruits that can really impact things on the field.