According to ESPN, five-star linebacker Sammy Brown and four-star wide receiver Bryant Vesco have decided to play their college ball at Clemson. comes on brown No. 17 on ESPN’s Top 300 rankings player in his class while vesco arrives number 23, Nothing seems out of the norm about two really good football players deciding to play in a really good program for a really good coach. But, it’s hilarious, considering that Dabo Swinney is at the center of it all.
“We try to teach our people, use football to create opportunities, take advantage of the platform and the brand and the marketing you have. But as far as paying players and professionalizing college athletics you lose me right there. I’ll do something else because there’s enough authority in this world as it is.” Swinney infamously said in 2014,
He lied
When NIL becomes effective July 1, 2021, Swain did not resign, last December, They said, “We created this program on NIL… We created this program in the name, image and likeness of God.” and in March, Tigers Unveil a Facility Dedicated to Student-Athlete Branding and Education,
“We’re going to call it CAB because what does a cab do? It gives you a lift to your destination,” swinney said, “But guess what, you have to pay rent. We can’t do it for you. You have to work. I’m really excited about it because it’s a living, breathing space where our people know they’re going to do the expertise.” can be taken.
“If you get injured, you go to the training room. If you want to get strong, you go to the weight room. This was an opportunity for our guys to learn that if they could get away from branding and sponsorship and zero And want help with tax education and finance and all these real-world issues, you go to CAB where we have a dedicated space ready for people to help them.”
a football decision
It’s amazing how fast a hoax will start rolling in on you. But, according to Brown and Vesco, it looks like it was a football decision.
“I really like what they do on defense and I think if Barrett Carter and Jeremiah Trotter leave next year, I’ll have a good shot at competing for some playing time.” ” Brown said, “So I think, like I said, everything fell into place. … They have a good plan and Coach Goodwin is very aggressive with the linebackers. We get to blitz a lot, so it really comes down to playing Would be a really fun plan to have.
“I would like to go to a school that has an offense that prioritizes running and then getting the ball in the hands of receivers,” Vesco told ESPN, “Not necessarily every play but [a program that] There will be a crime around letting the recipients make a name for themselves and make big plays.
their rival And 247sports Clemson is eighth in terms of team recruiting rankings for 2024, while at 3 He has been promoted to fourth place. ESPN they have 15th. Shakti makes up the five confederations $3.3 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2022And Clemson Conference – ACC – earned $617 million with pay ranging from $37.9 million to $41.3 million, while Swinney had a 10 year contract that pays him $115 million,
Sammy Brown and Bryant Vesco may have chosen Clemson because it was the best decision for their playing careers. But, Death Valley is also a place that teaches players to make money, even though their coaches were against the idea – while making millions off their backs.