This “hope they can keep him” stuff is outdated arrogance and pretty disgusting from an ESPN employee.
Indiana won the national title last year.
Ole Miss was in the Final Four.
SMU, Boise State, Cincinnati, Tulane, JMU and Texas Tech have the same number of CFP appearances as LSU, Penn State, Tennessee, Florida State, Michigan State, Miami and Texas A&M: one.
USC, Nebraska, Florida, Auburn, UCLA: zero.
Kamario Taylor chose Mississippi State. He grew up 30 minutes away. His life opportunities after football will be 100x better because he stays. He’s not some rental waiting for a “bigger” school to come save him.
We call this one: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 🖼️
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