The defending national champion No. 12 Michigan Wolverines (3-1) have gotten off to a slow start this year, which is mostly due to the dicey quarterback situation in Ann Arbor.
That is to say, Barstool's founder Dave Portnoy says he will go to great lengths to help the powerhouse football program get a star QB, as he is apparently a super fan of the team.
"Michigan — I will be the quarterback guy," Portnoy said Thursday on his YouTube channel. "You just say, 'Dave, you go,' — I'll talk to (coach) Sherrone (Moore). 'Who do you guys want? Who's in there? Give me a group, I'll go get them. I will sign them, million, $2 million, whatever it is.'"
I will go out and get Michigan a top 10 QB every year with NIL #GoBlue
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— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) September 26, 2024
"I can get a quarterback," Portnoy said. "We [Michigan] don't have a quarterback. If I don't get the No. 1... I'm going to get us a top-10 quarterback, in the portal, coming out every year, top-10 quarterback."
With this in mind, some may wonder how Portnoy will benefit by spending so much money, so he hinted at the idea that "his guy" (the quarterback) will evidently be utilized for marketing purposes.
"$3 million marketing agreement, I think that's legal."
That is, Portnoy would have the Michigan quarterback make appearances on his Barstool's show, "Pardon My Take."
In regards to the current Michigan QB situation, the duo of Davis Warren and Alex Orji have been underwhelming through the first four games of the season.
Warren, the senior quarterback, has thrown for 444 yards, with two touchdowns and six interceptions, while also rushing for 0 yards.
Then Orji last week got the start vs. USC and only threw for 32 yards, while rushing for 43.
Michigan may want to take Portnoy up on this offer.
In view of the NIL money that the superstar quarterbacks are currently receiving in college football now, the NIL projections (per On3) have only two quarterbacks that would have been out of Portnoy's budget, as Colorado's Shedeur Sanders is at the top of the list, earning $5+ million, while Texas' Arch Manning is just over $3 million.
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