Ott strikes me as a guy who has his eye on the future prize, the NFL. He loves being at Cal, he loves (and is loved by) his team, he's developing here and getting better every year. A lot of unknowns when you switch schools. If we can offer a competitive NIL deal I believe we have a good shot. He's going to be highly rated by pro scouts wherever he plays.
Ott strikes me as a guy who has his eye on the future prize, the NFL. He loves being at Cal, he loves (and is loved by) his team, he's developing here and getting better every year. A lot of unknowns when you switch schools. If we can offer a competitive NIL deal I believe we have a good shot. He's going to be highly rated by pro scouts wherever he plays.
While we have had some truly stellar rb’s come out of Cal, I think (sadly) the kid might bolt for greener pastures. The times are changing, as Dylan said. Heck, college kids are even getting endorsements and commercials now while playing, and I don’t blame them. I REALLY REALLY love the kid, but I think he’d be foolish to stay with Wilcox. The spotlight tv games are Saturday mornings and afternoons; we won’t merit many of those, I fear.
Well, we're part of an ESPN conference now so they won't be deriding us for shits and giggles, and he's about to get a lot more visibility with us playing East Coast games.
The NFL scouts aren't just watching the spotlight TV games and Ott knows they'll see his film. Worth noting that almost the entire o comes back next year and AT & Spav are almost certainly staying, so he knows what he can look forward to here.
Ott strikes me as a guy who has his eye on the future prize, the NFL. He loves being at Cal, he loves (and is loved by) his team, he's developing here and getting better every year. A lot of unknowns when you switch schools. If we can offer a competitive NIL deal I believe we have a good shot. He's going to be highly rated by pro scouts wherever he plays.
While we have had some truly stellar rb’s come out of Cal, I think (sadly) the kid might bolt for greener pastures. The times are changing, as Dylan said. Heck, college kids are even getting endorsements and commercials now while playing, and I don’t blame them. I REALLY REALLY love the kid, but I think he’d be foolish to stay with Wilcox. The spotlight tv games are Saturday mornings and afternoons; we won’t merit many of those, I fear.
Well, we're part of an ESPN conference now so they won't be deriding us for shits and giggles, and he's about to get a lot more visibility with us playing East Coast games.
The NFL scouts aren't just watching the spotlight TV games and Ott knows they'll see his film. Worth noting that almost the entire o comes back next year and AT & Spav are almost certainly staying, so he knows what he can look forward to here.
Every dollar of NIL money should go to keeping Ott another year.
I think he stays because it’s the bird in hand and he will play just one more year before NFL anyway
He probably also saw what happened to Sturdivant.
That would be his smart play. Plus, here, he especially stands out, like a big fish in a small pond.
Lastly, look at all the NFL greats that came from non-powerhouse programs. Jerry Rice comes to mind.