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He has no reason to stay. Price gains little in staying in college especially when his NFL status is unlikely to go much higher than it already is. We love him, but he isn't Love. He is likely a 2nd day pick in the 2026 draft and that isn't going to change after another year in college.

Love's NIL value is driven by his Heisman hype and talent and while we appreciate Price, he sits in Love's shadow outside of our bubble.

And when Love doesn't win the Heisman (a RB last won the Heisman 15 years ago and only twice in the last 25 years), you won't find NIL folks chasing Price with the same fervor that they chase Love. Hence his NIL money is unlikely to surpass his 1st year NFL earnings as well as offset the injury risk already faced by RBs. Four years of college is more than enough for him.

The career length for a running back in the NFL is 2.57 years.

If I were a betting man, I'd wager that number is even lower for RB's who stayed for a 5th year. I'm guessing that NFL teams tend to take a dim view on running backs who have high mileage from their college years.

There will always be some that buck the trend. For example, Ricky Watters was in the NFL for 11 years (missed his rookie season due to a broken foot), but for every one of him, there are at least 50 who didn't even make it to the "average" lifespan.

If a running back can get a favorable draft projection, then it makes perfect sense to leave right away.

I think that's doable for Price in 2026.

The next draft is heaving with quality backs, if I were him I would strongly consider returning.

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tOSU's infamous running back, Maurice "Slo Mo" Clarett, challenged the rule and had temporarily won a judgement, but right before the 2004 draft, it was reversed.

He had only played one year of college ball, since he had that amazing freshman year, and got suspended for his sophomore year (bad behavior, academic dishonesty, basically pissing everyone off).

He didn't play for the 2004 season, and entered the draft 25 lbs overweight, poor cardio, etc., and even though he got drafted in Rd3, he got cut very quickly, due to his bad attitude.

This judgement affected another big time talent, USC's WR Mike Williams. In Williams' case, though, I do feel badly for him, since after the judgement, he tried to go back to school, and in my opinion, had a legitimate case for being able to come back. Williams also had two excellent years at USC as a true freshman and sophomore and was very much ready for the NFL.

At least Williams managed to have a reasonably long career, including a very good season in 2010. I will always have an enmity for him, with his being a USC Trojan, but I do respect his being an unselfish player, even leveling some guy who was about to take a cheap shot at Golden Tate.




On a side note, I do applaud Maurice Clarett for finally getting his head screwed on straight, and making something of his life.

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When that guy didn't cooperate, Clarett was driving towards the guy's house, armed to the teeth (a rifle and 3 handguns).

He missed the exit, tried to make an illegal U-turn, and that's when the police nabbed him.

He had done a lot of other stuff that was sealed after he was no longer a juvenile. That, plus he had robbed a lot of people prior to that big arrest.

Surprisingly, he only served 5 years for the whole mess.

Even more surprisingly, he was genuinely penitent and cleaned up his act.

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