Class of 2026 WR Calvin Russell (FL) COMMITTED TO SYRACUSE (7/5/25)

[JRHEETER]

I actually don't get why, if we have gotten to the point lf these players now getting PAID like pros, we haven't advanced to the next level of multi year contracts

Who says we havent?

 

[JeffCuse]

Who says we havent?

I mean, all we hear is how every year players can come and go to the next biggest offer. I feel like we'd start hearing more about legally enforceable contracts if they existed

 

[JRHEETER]

I mean, all we hear is how every year players can come and go to the next biggest offer. I feel like we'd start hearing more about legally enforceable contracts if they existed

I think that you need to remember that there is a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes.


Multi-year contracts definitely are being used...

Heres an example to one right here...https://www.si.com/college/nil/nil-news/8-million-college-football-qb-already-turning-heads-new-program-darian-mensah

Mensah has a two year deal....

 

[JeffCuse]

I think that you need to remember that there is a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes.


Multi-year contracts definitely are being used...

Heres an example to one right here...https://www.si.com/college/nil/nil-news/8-million-college-football-qb-already-turning-heads-new-program-darian-mensah

Mensah has a two year deal...

I get it, but if they are so common why do we always seem to fear our guys being poached?

 

[cuseallday]

I get it, but if they are so common why do we always seem to fear our guys being poached?

Because all the rules, regulations and guidelines surrounding revenue-sharing and third-party NIL are a bit in flux due to legal battles, the whole debate as to whether athletes will ever be deemed employees (collective bargaining), etc. Plus, the publicly available information on these deals isn't all that robust or reliable...

 

[JRHEETER]

I get it, but if they are so common why do we always seem to fear our guys being poached?

Are we (Syracuse football etc) or is it just the fans?

Coach Fran doesnt seem to worried. He knows what deals he has and does not have in place.


And with that, I will also say there is no chance Russell will be going to Miami, despite how many times he visits there.

Just because one pays $$ To attend a game, in the their hometown and cheer on peers/friends, does not mean they think they are a fit for that program or that HC.