The Ohio State Buckeyes are your 2024-25 College Football Playoff national champions, and the roster built in Columbus was a exactly the group they needed to assemble to get the job done. Reports earlier in the year indicated the team paid out approximately $20M in NIL to players,

Although he is still only a college freshman, Jeremiah Smith already appears to be in line for a staggering payday. Brad Crawford of 247Sports reported Tuesday on the NIL figure that the Ohio State star wide receiver Smith could command following the team’s CFP national championship victory this week.