The nation’s No. 1 ranked high school football quarterback committed to Indiana University on Wednesday.

Pause.

Yes, it’s true. Indiana, a program with just 17 Big Ten Conference wins in the last decade, secured a commitment from Columbus East’s Gunner Kiel, ranked across the board as the No. 1 quarterback prospect in the country by national scouting services.

The commitment from Kiel is considered a major victory for first-year coach Kevin Wilson, whose track record of grooming quarterbacks at Oklahoma, including No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford to the St. Louis Rams, played a role in Kiel’s decision.

Oh well this is what happens when we run an outlaw program ..although everybody does run some kind of outlaw stuff we got caught ... As much as I love college football ,They need to let the athletes make money in the same fashion an olympiad would make ... If a star athlete can sell his # jersey he should be aloud to make profits .. If an idiot wants to sell his Michigan pants its his busines . Although its distastful and disrespectful

Thinthickbigred;844940 wrote:Oh well this is what happens when we run an outlaw program ..although everybody does run some kind of outlaw stuff we got caught ... As much as I love college football ,They need to let the athletes make money in the same fashion an olympiad would make ... If a star athlete can sell his # jersey he should be aloud to make profits .. If an idiot wants to sell his Michigan pants its his busines . Although its distastful and disrespectful

Or he doesn't wabt to sit for first 3 years

They have Miller, I can understand the kid not wanting to go to Ohio State. Going to Indiana is a little curious though?

He will get playing time early and be able to play in the Big Ten...who cares after all it is about the education right???

firstly its Columbus IN haha. Also I don't agree with the timing of his commitment. I mean if he had committed to UI months ago it would have really helped them out in recruiting this year IMO.

Bo has it right. Kiel lives in Columbus, Indiana and never considered going to Ohio State. His brother is currently a QB at IU and is a big reason why he committed, along with Wilson's success in developing QBs.

If you followed the kid's commitment, it's not as much of a surprise.

You would have known a whole month ago over here!

Thinthickbigred;844940 wrote:Oh well this is what happens when we run an outlaw program ..although everybody does run some kind of outlaw stuff we got caught ... As much as I love college football ,They need to let the athletes make money in the same fashion an olympiad would make ... If a star athlete can sell his # jersey he should be aloud to make profits .. If an idiot wants to sell his Michigan pants its his busines . Although its distastful and disrespectful

First off, you can sell them.

Ya just have to wait until you are done with your eligibility.

I am wholeheartedly against paying college players. First off, you would have to do it for every program, and many cannot afford that.

I propose something a litttle different.

A player can elect one of three things with the value of his scholarship:

1. 100% toward tuition.
2. 75% to tuition, 25% in cash payments.
3. 50% to tuition, 50% in cash.
4. 25% to tuition, 75% in cash.

Of course, if they select 2-4 they will be like pretty much everyone else who went to college and have to take out loans and pay it back for years.

What they get in scholarship far outweighs the true value. Many pay on their loans for years and years, and pay tons of interest on that.

They get enough to go and play football as it is.

thavoice;845433 wrote:First off, you can sell them.

Ya just have to wait until you are done with your eligibility.

I am wholeheartedly against paying college players. First off, you would have to do it for every program, and many cannot afford that.

I propose something a litttle different.

A player can elect one of three things with the value of his scholarship:

1. 100% toward tuition.
2. 75% to tuition, 25% in cash payments.
3. 50% to tuition, 50% in cash.
4. 25% to tuition, 75% in cash.

Of course, if they select 2-4 they will be like pretty much everyone else who went to college and have to take out loans and pay it back for years.

What they get in scholarship far outweighs the true value. Many pay on their loans for years and years, and pay tons of interest on that.

They get enough to go and play football as it is.

That's an intriguing idea.