The Buckeyes’ facilities were quiet on Thursday morning when Carnell Tate — normally composed, measured, and disciplined in front of the media — stepped into the press room with a noticeably serious tone. Reporters expected routine player availability. Instead, they received a moment that will likely define this chapter of Ohio State football.
Tate addressed what everyone else had been whispering: the decision by Ohio State’s president and senior leadership to elevate Julian Sayin’s compensation package to a level never before seen in the history of the program. While exact numbers have not been made public, sources close to the team describe the figure as “astronomical,” “unprecedented,” and “a benchmark that no school has ever dared approach.”
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