C.J. Stroud thinks student-athletes should share in the revenue generated from the Big Ten’s new TV deal, but Gene Smith says “frankly, they're already getting a piece.”
than that when the dust settles on the finer financial details. But Ohio State’s starting quarterback and athletic director have different takes on whether or not student-athletes should see a piece of that pie moving forward.
in July that he thinks about the topic “on a daily basis” and wants the conference to “be bold and a leader in that area as we work through what's right for our student-athletes.” “So they actually already get a piece. It might not be directly in their pocket, but it's an investment in them.” “I don't want anybody to feel bad for me, but at the same time it does take a lot of courage and it does take a lot of heart to be here day in and day out, year in and year out. So I definitely think it should be shared, but if not, at the end of the day we have the NIL space and we can do it that way. So the new college world has definitely turned around and I'm here for it.”
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